Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

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,...

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...

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

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...

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

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

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

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

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

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

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.

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...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

When the tribe first sat down in a circle and agreed to allow only one...

When the tribe first sat down in a circle and agreed to allow only one...

As long as we can see the same sky, breathe the same air, step on...

As long as we can see the same sky, breathe the same air, step on...