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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

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

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

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

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

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.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

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...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

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...

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

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...

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.