Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

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...

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...

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,...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

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...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...