Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincolnwas the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth12 February 1809
CountryUnited States of America
perseverance giving-up regret
Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.
heart humility blessing
We have forgotten the gracious hand which has preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving Grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.
trust betrayal keeping-promises
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
encouragement may libertarian
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
country 4th-of-july law
Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.
yoga procrastination done
Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.
courage kindness used
I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it.
peace war passing-away
Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.
freedom lasts earth
Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
family children love-is
Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.
education teacher teaching
Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.
change past civil-war
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
time lost valuable
Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.
friendship world brilliant
If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.