Abraham Lincoln quotes

Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States. His leadership preserved the Union during the Civil War and abolished slavery. He is celebrated for his role in promoting liberty, equality, and national unity. Here are 829 of his quotes:

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is the tree is the real thing. (Abraham Lincoln)
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. View quote
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. View quote
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Whatever you are, be a good one. View quote
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People are just as happy as they choose to be. View quote
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I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back. View quote
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When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion. View quote
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. View quote
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I don't like that man. I must get to know him better. View quote
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. View quote
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When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. (Abraham Lincoln)
The ballot is stronger than the bullet. View quote
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. View quote
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I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. View quote
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Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. View quote
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. View quote
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If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. View quote
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My father taught me to work, but he did not teach me to love it. View quote
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. View quote
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. View quote
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No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent. (Abraham Lincoln)
I will prepare and some day my chance will come. View quote
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All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother. View quote
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Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived. View quote
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And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. View quote
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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln - Image
Occupation: American President
Born: February 12, 1809
Died: April 15, 1865
Quotes count: 829
Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln

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