Abraham Lincoln quotes - page 3

I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God. (Abraham Lincoln)
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. View quote
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With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die. View quote
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That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one. View quote
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel. View quote
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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. View quote
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It is better then, to save the work while it is begun. You have done the labor maintain it keep it. If men choose to serve you, go with them but as you have made up your organization upon principle, stand by it for as surely as God reigns over you, and has inspired your mind, and given you a sense of propriety, and continues to give you hope, so surely will you still cling to these ideas, and you will at last come back after your wanderings, merely to do your work over again. View quote
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. View quote
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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. View quote
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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have. View quote
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. (Abraham Lincoln)
A house divided against itself cannot stand. View quote
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You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. View quote
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Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. View quote
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. View quote
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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. View quote
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him. View quote
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Important principles may and must be flexible. View quote
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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. View quote
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Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. View quote
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar. (Abraham Lincoln)
Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. View quote
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I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class. There seems ever to have been a proneness in the brilliant and warm-blooded to fall into this vice. View quote
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Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people Is there any better or equal hope in the world. View quote
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. View quote
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