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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

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...

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...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...