Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Books Quotes, Thought Quotes

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

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

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

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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...

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...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

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...

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 like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

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...

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

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

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

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

Never, never listen to anybody that tries to discourage you...

Never, never listen to anybody that tries to discourage you...

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are:...

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are:...

It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking; if your own tongue...

It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking; if your own tongue...