Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

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...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

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...

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

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

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that...

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

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

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

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...