If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied
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
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything
Love truth, but pardon error
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