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
men yield law
Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief -- resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.
liberty frowning reliance
Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms.
saving fruit prosperity
Prosperity is the fruit of labor. It begins with saving money.
religious war light
The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom, and our own error therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best lights He gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to the great ends He ordains. Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion, which no mortal could make, and no mortal could stay.
country prayer cheer
It is most cheering and encouraging for me to know that in the efforts which I have made and am making for the restoration of a righteous peace to our country, I am upheld and sustained by the good wishes and prayers of God's people. No one is more deeply than myself aware that without His favor our highest wisdom is but as foolishness and that our most strenuous efforts would avail nothing in the shadow of His displeasure.
change human-nature humans
Human-nature will not change.
sacrifice pride saving-private-ryan
The solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
people
People are just as happy as they choose to be.
slavery slave
We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued.
excellence wells security
One's only security in life comes from doing something uncommonly well.
long massage seven-days
Four score and seven days is too long between massages
justice may being-the-best
The severest justice may not always be the best policy
motivational spring two
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
motivational men taught
My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.