Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall...

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.