Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Ann Todd Lincolnwas the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and was First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865. She dropped the name Ann after her younger sister, Ann Todd , was born, and did not use the name Todd after marrying...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFirst Lady
Date of Birth13 December 1818
CountryUnited States of America
definitely
I don't think I'm allowed to talk about that. It is definitely not me. The role has been cast.
people waste
No one is loved as much as you by the people. Don't waste that power.
path placement knows
No one has ever lived who knows better than you the proper placement of footfalls on treacherous paths.
blessing clouds justice
Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more taste the blessings of freedom
procrastination evil genius
My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.
atheism usual no-hope
Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.
father never-quit quitting
If you keep making jokes like that, somebody is going to shoot you, father.
beautiful country scotland
Beautiful, Glorious Scotland, has spoilt me for every other country.
christian religious husband
My husband is not a Christian but is a religious man, I think.
christian religious prayer
Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He never joined any Church. He was a religious man always, I think, but was not a technical Christian.
blessing suffering convinced
I am convinced, the longer I live, that life and its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed as when we are suffering greatly we are inclined to suppose.
grief silence tears
In grief, words are a poor consolation - silence and agonizing tears are all that is left the sufferer.
spiritual past soul
These Souls with great Material Possessions were allowed this because of Past Good Works in their Previous Life, but now feel there is no need for Spiritual Progress. They are too easily forgetting why they were granted this Material Wealth in the first place. Therefore we must stop them from accumulating more Material Gains to Guide them back to the right path.