When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, its best to let him run.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

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...

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

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...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to know him better.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

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...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

They have no lawyers among them for they consider them as a sort of people...

They have no lawyers among them for they consider them as a sort of people...

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

We met, we talked, we liked, we texted, we dated, we committed, I loved, you...

We met, we talked, we liked, we texted, we dated, we committed, I loved, you...