Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

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.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's...

When in doubt, sing loud

When in doubt, sing loud

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it