I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Conviction Quotes

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I...

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

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...

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...

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

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...

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...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

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

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

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is...

We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is...