No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

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...

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.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

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...

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,...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

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.

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

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...

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...

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

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

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

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,...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living...

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living...

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.