We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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

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

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

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...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

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

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

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

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 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...

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

If a man will make a purchase of a chance he must abide by the...

If a man will make a purchase of a chance he must abide by the...

There is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women...

There is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women...

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the...

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.