It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while I remain President that if at the end I have lost every other Friend on earth I shall at least have one friend remaining and…

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

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...

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

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

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

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

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

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

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 catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

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...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do...

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do...

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold...

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold...