Abraham Lincoln Quotes - Page 15

• If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act on them, then this shop may as well be closed for all other businesses. I have learned to do my best, and if the end result is good then I do not care for any criticism, but if the end result is not good, then even the praise of ten angels would not make the difference.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Angel, Not Caring, Differences

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• On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

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  Forgiveness, Fruit, Bears

  Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice.

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  Strong, Justice, Public Opinion

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• And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose labour has produced them. But it has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have laboured, and others have, without labour, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To [secure] to each labourer the whole product of his labour, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any good government.

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  Work, Government, Age

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.412, Wildside Press LLC

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• I am very little inclined on any occasion to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it.

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  Say Anything, Littles, Produce

  Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.1042, Jazzybee Verlag

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• We will make converts day by day; we will grow strong by the violence and injustice of our adversaries. And, unless truth be a mockery and justice a hollow lie, we will be in the majority after a while.

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  Strong, Lying, Justice

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.113, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Every head should be cultivated.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Education, Should

  Abraham Lincoln (2009). “The Portable Abraham Lincoln”, p.166, Penguin

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• Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good.

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  Positive, Carpe Diem, Fruit

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• What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and disciplined army...our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms...

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  War, Army, Gun

  "Lincoln on Democracy" by Abraham Lincoln, G. S. Boritt, Fordham University Press, (p. 128), September 1, 2004.

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• I shall not do more than I can, and I shall do all I can to save the government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination. I shall do nothing in malice. What I deal with is too vast for malicious dealing.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Perseverance, Government, Duty

  Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Stephen Crane, Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage, Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings, The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln”, p.2761, Modern Library

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• There is really no crisis except an artificial one...If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the trouble will come to an end.

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  War, People, Sides

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• Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.

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  Gratitude, Liberty, Enjoy

  Abraham Lincoln (1907). “The Lincoln Year Book: Containing Immortal Words of Abraham Lincoln Spoken and Written on Various Occasions, Preceded by Appropriate Scripture Texts and Followed by Choice Poetic Selections for Each Day in the Year, with Special Reference to Anniversary Dates”

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• Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

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  Freedom, Humanity, Independence

  Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). “Lincoln on Democracy”, p.123, Fordham Univ Press

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• . . . peace is a thing which a person must be willing to fight for . . .

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  Peace, Fighting, Politics

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• I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

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  Hope, Country, Wrecks

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.24, Wildside Press LLC

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• Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.

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  Ambition, Men, Peculiar

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.3, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

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  War, Long, Gettysburg

  Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg, Pa., 19 Nov. 1863

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• One's only security in life comes from doing something uncommonly well.

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  Excellence, Wells, Security

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• I trust that as He shall further open the way, I will be ready to walk therein, relying on His help and trusting in His goodness and wisdom.

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  Way, Helping, Goodness

  Abraham Lincoln (1954). “The War Years, 1854-1865, Volume 3”

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• I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."

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  Believe, Purpose, Slavery

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.250, Wildside Press LLC

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• Life may not always be a bed of roses. All of us are aware of this fact. There are numerous times in life when we have to face disappointments. These quotes and sayings surely do inspire and help us to look forward and enjoy the new pathways coming our way. These quotes also lend a different perspective to life, which makes moving forward not a very difficult task.I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Country, Disappointment, Moving

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• We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.

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  God, Errors, God Knows Best

  Abraham Lincoln, H. Jack Lang (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches”, p.240, Stackpole Books

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• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

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  4th Of July, Patriotic, America

  Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg, Pa., 19 Nov. 1863.

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• If a man will stand up and assert, and repeat and re-assert, that two and two do not make four, I know nothing in the power of argument that can stop him.

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  Men, Two, Four

  Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Association (Springfield, Ill.) (1959). “The collected works of Abraham Lincoln”

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• Beavers build houses; but they build them in nowise differently, or better now, than they did, five thousand years ago. Ants, and honey-bees, provide food for winter; but just in the same way they did, when Solomon referred the sluggard to them as patterns of prudence. Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.

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  Motivational, Work, Winter

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.437, Wildside Press LLC

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