It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Abraham Lincoln
Born: 12-02-1809 – Died: 15-04-1865
Nationality: American
Known for: President, politician, lawyer
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.
Filter Quotes
wisdom Quotes about Abraham Lincoln
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.
If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.
"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."