Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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

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

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

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.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first...

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first...

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

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

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

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

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

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 you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

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...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

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...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

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...