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
affection bonds break broad chords heart living mystic passion patriot stretching though
We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, wi
boy credit days dollar earned honest hopeful incident less life poor scarcely seems thoughtful time work
You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.
two dollars good-thoughts
If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts
books books-and-reading man original serve thoughts
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all
elected pleased though
Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.
wrong
It is better only sometimes to be right than at all times wrong
american-president happy minds people
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
happy minds people
People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be
forever generation ourselves passing strife
Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can without convulsion be hushed forever with the passing of one generation
cannot choose events honest judgment resolve
Resolve to be honest at all events: and if in your judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation.
enjoyment people sort
People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.
american-president fool mouth open remain remove silent
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
quiet quote-of-the-day remain
It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool...
claims difficult feels god great himself kindred man miserable worthy
It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.