Abraham Lincoln
United States
12 Feb 1809 // 15 Apr 1865
President
12 Feb 1809 // 15 Apr 1865
President
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I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
We can complain that rose bushes have thorns, or we can rejoice that thorn bushes have roses
I am not bound to win, I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have
Good things may come to those who wait, but only those things left behind by those who hustle
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
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."
Essays
Essays