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
Our life is what our thoughts make it
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool
The unexamined life is not worth living
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
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