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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

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...

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...

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...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

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...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

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...

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four....

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four....

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

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

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.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

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,...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.