I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
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
Silence is the best cure for the malady of anger
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
Our enemies are our greatest moral teachers, because they thrust our faults in our faces
The brave may not live forever – But the cautious do not live at all
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