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
Broadly speaking short words are best and the old words when short, are best of all
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop
The best means of taking revenge on a man is not to resemble that man.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most
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