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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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...

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,...

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

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

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

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

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

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

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...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

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,...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

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

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

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

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,...

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

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

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....