“Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite.”Abraham Lincoln
“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.”Abraham Lincoln
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”Abraham Lincoln
“Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower when I thought a flower would grow.”Abraham Lincoln
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.”Abraham Lincoln
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”Abraham Lincoln
“Hypocrite: the man who murdered his parents and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.”Abraham Lincoln
“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”Abraham Lincoln
“The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.”Abraham Lincoln
“Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in. That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.”Abraham Lincoln
“Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”Abraham Lincoln
“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”Abraham Lincoln
