Abraham Lincoln
"The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.--as quoted in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS"
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"The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.--as quoted in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS"
Abraham Lincoln
"I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all."
Abraham Lincoln
"Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible)"
Abraham Lincoln
"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be."
Abraham Lincoln
"Let no feeling of discouragement preyupon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed."
Abraham Lincoln
"in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity."
Abraham Lincoln
"A house divided cannot stand."
Abraham Lincoln
"I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me."
Abraham Lincoln
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
Abraham Lincoln
"No man is poor who has a Godly mother."
Abraham Lincoln
"I don't like to hear cut and dried sermons. No—when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees."
Abraham Lincoln
"In regards to this great Book [the Bible], I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed in it."
Abraham Lincoln
"In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God cannot be for, and against the same thing at the same time."
Abraham Lincoln
"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have."
Abraham Lincoln
"No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens."
Abraham Lincoln
"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"
Abraham Lincoln
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."
Abraham Lincoln
"If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it."
Abraham Lincoln
"Achievement has no color"
Abraham Lincoln
"In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement."
Abraham Lincoln
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