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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Concern Quotes

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.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

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...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

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.

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

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

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

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...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please...

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

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.

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...

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

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