A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others
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
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
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness
You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment
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