Quotes By 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.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar

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

I will prepare and some day my chance will come

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

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

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

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

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

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

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

It is not best to swap horses while crossing the river.

Nobody has ever expected me to be President. In my poor, lean, lank face, nobody has ever seen that any cabbages were sprouting out.

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.