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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

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.

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...

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

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.

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

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

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.

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

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...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

Congrats to LeBron James on his recent engagement and to his fiance who now leads...

Congrats to LeBron James on his recent engagement and to his fiance who now leads...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work...

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work...