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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

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...

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

Everybody likes a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.

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...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

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.

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

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.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized...

There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized...

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...