“His argument is as thin as the homeopathic soup that was made by oiling the shadow of a pigeon that had been starved to death.”Abraham Lincoln
“Let no young man choosing the law as a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief — resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.”Abraham Lincoln
“Neither party expected the magnitude or duration of the war which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease.”Abraham Lincoln
“I happen temporarily to occupy this big White House. I am a living witness that any one of your children may look to come here as my father's child has.”Abraham Lincoln
“And then, there will be some black men who can remember that, with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye, and well-poised bayonet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation.”Abraham Lincoln
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”Abraham Lincoln
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.”Abraham Lincoln
“If we believe the Bible, we must accept the fact that in the old days God and his angels came to humans in their sleep and made themselves known in dreams.”Abraham Lincoln
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”Abraham Lincoln
“Our strife pertains to ourselves — to the passing generations of men — and it can, without convulsion, be hushed forever with the passing of one generation.”Abraham Lincoln
“Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.”Abraham Lincoln
“For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their substance, the soldier puts his life at stake and often yields it up in his country's cause. The highest merit, then, is due to the soldier.”Abraham Lincoln
“If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.”Abraham Lincoln
