How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg
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
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray
Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new at all
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death
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