If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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

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

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

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,...

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...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

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...

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...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not 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...

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

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...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.