I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

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...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

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...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

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.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's...

When in doubt, risk it

When in doubt, risk it

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.