I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men....

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

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...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

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

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

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

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

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

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame;...

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame;...

Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue

Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue