Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe
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
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
The thoughts of women are constant. From this point of view, the clever person does not shun the company of women.
When a persons authority is great, his effort and his caution must also be great.
To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher
What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, For all that we love deeply becomes a part of us
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people
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