Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new at all
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
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light
Travel brings power and love back into your life.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure
It is painful to realize that while an animal recognizes its master, human beings do not recognize their Lord
The chief enemy of creativity is good sense
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