I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day
American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him
A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent
If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed
if you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. if they don't, they never were
Silence is the garden of thought
Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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