The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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,...

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

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...

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

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...

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...

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

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

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

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

''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....

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with...

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with...

Instead of loving your enemies -- treat your friends a little better.

Instead of loving your enemies -- treat your friends a little better.

I long for the day my Angel rests her head so delicately on her pillow....

I long for the day my Angel rests her head so delicately on her pillow....