Abraham Lincoln
United States
12 Feb 1809 // 15 Apr 1865
President
12 Feb 1809 // 15 Apr 1865
President
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong
Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar
Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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