Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

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.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

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...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

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...

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

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

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I'm...

The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I'm...