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
The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant
The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars
Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct
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