Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm
American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865
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
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth
The worst sin is that which the sinner takes lightly
The greater the reform needed, the greater the personality you need to accomplish it
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
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