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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I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

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...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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.

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...

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...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

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 am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.