You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was
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
I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you
The greatest truth is honesty and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty
Every moment of light and dark is a miracle
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them
I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command
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