I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
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
It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising
It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth
Be alone, that is the secret of invention; Be alone, that is when ideas are born
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up
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