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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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

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

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men....

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men....

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

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...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.