Die when I may, I want it said 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

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

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...

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without...

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without...

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

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

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

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...

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...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

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...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

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 hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...