My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh - anything but work.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

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 severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy,...

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy,...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four,...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four,...

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...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

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

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...

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

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

Women are like Elephants. I like to watch them, but I wouldn't want to own...

Women are like Elephants. I like to watch them, but I wouldn't want to own...

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have...

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have...