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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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

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

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

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...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

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...

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.

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

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

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

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

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

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

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

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...