Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed
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
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond
If you don’t know a thing never hesitate or feel ashamed to learn it.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school
Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are
If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy
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