I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

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...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

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...

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

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

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without...

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without...

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

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.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

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...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.