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

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

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.

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...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

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...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

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...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

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...

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is 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...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be...

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be...

A generation that acquires knowledge without ever understanding how that knowledge can benefit the community...

A generation that acquires knowledge without ever understanding how that knowledge can benefit the community...

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.