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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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...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

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...

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,...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

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

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

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

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...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

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

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

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

The hardest part about growing up, is letting go of what you were used to;...

The hardest part about growing up, is letting go of what you were used to;...