My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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

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

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

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

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

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...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

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...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

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,...

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...

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.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

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

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

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...