He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Justice Quotes, Memory Quotes

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

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.

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

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

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...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

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...

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

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...

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,...

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

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

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

All the molestations of marriage are abundantly recompensed with the other comforts which God bestoweth...

All the molestations of marriage are abundantly recompensed with the other comforts which God bestoweth...

In many instances, marriage vows would be more accurate if the phrase were changed to...

In many instances, marriage vows would be more accurate if the phrase were changed to...