Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

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...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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

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

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

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.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

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...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

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

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

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...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

One does not fight corruption by fighting corruption.

One does not fight corruption by fighting corruption.