My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Funny Quotes, Work Quotes

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...

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,...

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

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...

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

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

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

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...

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

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

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

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his...

Born out of concern for all beings.

Born out of concern for all beings.

We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to...

We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to...