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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Being A Man Quotes

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep...

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep...

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.

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...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

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...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

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...

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 remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to...

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

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

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

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...

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...

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

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

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...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be...

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.