Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Everybody likes a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.

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

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

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,...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

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...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

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...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

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...

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...

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

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...

Ideas aren't real estate, they grow collectively and that knocks out the egotistical loneliness that...

Ideas aren't real estate, they grow collectively and that knocks out the egotistical loneliness that...

An individual who forces himself to accept this or that idea, or who pretends to...

An individual who forces himself to accept this or that idea, or who pretends to...

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.