Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

"No man was to be eulogized for what he did; or censured for what he did or did not do. All of us are the children of conditions, of circumstances, of environment, of education, of acquired habits and of heredity; moulding men as they are and will for ever be."
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"No man was to be eulogized for what he did; or censured for what he did or did not do. All of us are the children of conditions, of circumstances, of environment, of education, of acquired habits and of heredity; moulding men as they are and will for ever be."
Abraham Lincoln
"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."
Abraham Lincoln
"“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”"
Abraham Lincoln
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."
Abraham Lincoln
"I was a little cross. I ask pardon. If I do get up a little temper I have no sufficient time to keep it up."
Abraham Lincoln
"What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.[Lincoln's maxim and philosophy]"
Abraham Lincoln
"To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all - but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing."
Abraham Lincoln
"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."
Abraham Lincoln
"I am growing old enough not to care much for the MANNER of doing things."
Abraham Lincoln
"In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions."
Abraham Lincoln
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Abraham Lincoln
"If this country is ever demoralized, it will come from trying to live without work."
Abraham Lincoln
"We shall need all the anti-slavery feeling in the country, and more; you can go home and try to bring the people to your views, and you may say anything you like about me, if that will help... When the hour comes for dealing with slavery, I trust I will be willing to do my duty though it cost my life."
Abraham Lincoln
"It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to infidelity."
Abraham Lincoln
"Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and the topic relevant. The aide said, “Then it was a good service?”Lincoln responded, “No.” The aide protested,“But, Mr. President, you said that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent, and that the topic was relevant.”“Yes,” replied Lincoln, “but he didn’t challenge us to do any great thing."
Abraham Lincoln
"Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong."
Abraham Lincoln
"When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say."
Abraham Lincoln
"Hypocrite: The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan."
Abraham Lincoln
"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties."
Abraham Lincoln
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
Abraham Lincoln
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