No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent
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
If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity
Great things in business are never done by one person. They are done by a team of people
There is no remedy for love but to love more
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men
Those who make fun of you, those who try to get rid of you, they are the people whose applause you most often seek to obtain.
Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him
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