No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent
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
If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends
I would prefer an intelligent hell to a stupid paradise
The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream
It is dangerous for a human being to be too self-confident
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it
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