Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

Abraham Lincoln

"Important principles may, and must, be inflexible."

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"I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends."

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"You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was."

Abraham Lincoln

"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be"

Abraham Lincoln

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Abraham Lincoln

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

Abraham Lincoln

"When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run."

Abraham Lincoln

"The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time."

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"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."

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"As our case is new, we must think and act anew."

Abraham Lincoln

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

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"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."

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"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward."

Abraham Lincoln

"Truth is generally the best vindication against slander."

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"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Abraham Lincoln

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."

Abraham Lincoln