I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend…

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

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

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

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

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,...

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...

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...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

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

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

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

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

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

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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,...

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...

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,...

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.

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

You watched these people go through their lives and just had a feeling that they...

You watched these people go through their lives and just had a feeling that they...

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of...

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of...