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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Character Quotes, Reputation Quotes

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...

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see 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,...

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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...

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

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 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...

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...

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.