Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-65
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), Lincoln's Own Stories
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Abraham Lincoln
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