I learned a great many years ago that in a fight between husband and wife, a third party should never get between the woman's skillet and the man's ax-helve.
Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Abraham Lincoln
Born: 12-02-1809 – Died: 15-04-1865
Nationality: American
Known for: President, politician, lawyer
About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) led the United States through its most trying period as the 16th President during the Civil War. Rising from humble roots, he was instrumental in preserving the Union and, crucially, in advancing the cause of abolishing slavery. His powerful, often quoted words, delivered with eloquence and moral clarity, continue to define American ideals of liberty and unity.
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wisdom Quotes about Abraham Lincoln
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
I distrust the wisdom if not the sincerity of friends who would hold my hands while my enemies stab me.
I have not permitted myself gentlemen to conclude that i am the best man in the country but i am reminded in this connection of a story of an old dutch farmer who remarked to a companion once that it was not best to swap horses while crossing streams.
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
I am rather inclined to silence and whether that be wise or not it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.
Don't swap horses in crossing a stream.
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?