"Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-pre...
Achievement has no color
More Abraham Lincoln quotes
"I'm a slow walker but I never walk back.
"My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
"Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
"Whatever you are, be a good one.
"In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now be...
"If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.
"In regards to this great Book [the Bible], I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was c...
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
"If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the peo...
"Writing is the great invention of the world.
"As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the ...
"Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically r...
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that a...