What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Better Than You Quotes

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth...

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth...

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

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...

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...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

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,...

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...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

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...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

It takes a disciplined person to listen to convictions which are different from their own.

It takes a disciplined person to listen to convictions which are different from their own.