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
There is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
The trouble is, you think you have time
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