Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

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...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

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...

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.

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth...

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

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...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

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...

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......

Hey, remember me? We were bestfriends when you were single.

Hey, remember me? We were bestfriends when you were single.

Writer or painter god-parents are notoriously unreliable. That is, there is certain before long to...

Writer or painter god-parents are notoriously unreliable. That is, there is certain before long to...