All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Ideas Quotes, Thought Quotes

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

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

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

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

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...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

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

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

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

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

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

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...

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.