I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

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...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

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...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.