Abraham Lincoln
United States
12 Feb 1809 // 15 Apr 1865
President
12 Feb 1809 // 15 Apr 1865
President
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If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it
I fear explanations explanatory of things explained
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time
You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm
Whatever you are, be a good one
We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves
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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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