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
I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod
Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are
Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear
The play is the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king
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