Abraham Lincoln quotes - page 6

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)
What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree. View quote
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We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous. View quote
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I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother. View quote
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. View quote
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A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones. View quote
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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. View quote
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My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read. View quote
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Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him, who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty. View quote
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. View quote
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We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us? (Abraham Lincoln)
Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them. View quote
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The better part of one's life consists of his friendships. View quote
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I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. View quote
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The Autocrat of all the Russias will resign his crown, and proclaim his subjects free republicans sooner than will our American masters voluntarily give up their slaves. View quote
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I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number. View quote
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I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. View quote
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The man who stands by and says nothing, when the peril of his government is discussed, can not be misunderstood. If not hindered, he is sure to help the enemy. View quote
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Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. View quote
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Both parties deprecated war but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. View quote
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I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. (Abraham Lincoln)
A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. View quote
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Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue. View quote
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Every man is proud of what he does well; and no man is proud of what he does not do well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue. The latter performs a little imperfectly, looks at it in disgust, turns from it, and imagines himself exceedingly tired. The little he has done, comes to nothing, for want of finishing. View quote
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I never tire of reading Tom Paine. View quote
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