I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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

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

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property...

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

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.

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

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

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage...

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

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...

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.