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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Life Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

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,...

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...

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

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,...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

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...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

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...

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...