I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Concern Quotes

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

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.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love 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.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first...

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Thats...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Thats...

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each...

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each...