Quotes By Abraham Lincoln

Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships

Let it be public, full, and fair. No cliqueism or cheatery about it.

Suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation.

The way for a young man to rise, is to improve himself every way he can, never suspecting that any body wishes to hinder him.

In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied

It has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.

I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, Religion .

I doubt not that it [the Bible] is really ... the best cure for the Blues could one but take it according to the truth.

To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better, it seems to me.

The Savior of the whole world chose twelve disciples, and even one of that small number, selected by superhuman wisdom, turned out a traitor and a devil.

I have now come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying; and for this reason; I can never be satisfied with any one who would be blockhead enough to have me.

Although bad Laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still while they continue in force, for the sake of example, they should be religiously observed.

I want in all cases to do right, and most particularly so, in all cases with women.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously, and in concert, to fleece the people, and now, that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.

It is an old maxim and a very sound one, that he that dances should always pay the fiddler.

In one faculty, at least, there can be no dispute of the gentleman's superiority over me, and most other men; and that is, the faculty of entangling a subject, so that neither himself, or any other man, can find head or tail to it.

I once had the confidence of the people ... and if I have since done any thing, either by design or misadventure, which if known, would subject me to a forfeiture of that confidence, he that knows of that thing, and conceals it, is a traitor to his country's interest.

No one has needed favours more than I, and generally, few have been less unwilling to accept them.

I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burthens.