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

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

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 time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep...

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

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...

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...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

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.

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.

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...

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

It is neither necessary nor desirable that national boundaries should mark sharp differences in standards...

It is neither necessary nor desirable that national boundaries should mark sharp differences in standards...

In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them...

In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them...

It is true, I deny the incomprehensible Trinity, and the fable regarding the fall of...

It is true, I deny the incomprehensible Trinity, and the fable regarding the fall of...

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.