Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

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...

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

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

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...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

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

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

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.