I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others
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 greatest truth is honesty and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing
Work is the thing upon which everything else in this world depends
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates
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