Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Immortality

"Surely God would not have created such a being as man to exist only for a day! Man was made for immortality." — Abraham Lincoln

On God's side

"My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side." — Abraham Lincoln

Happiness

"Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be." — Abraham Lincoln

Honesty

"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" — Abraham Lincoln

 

Tact

"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves." — Abraham Lincoln

Strength in silence

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." — Abraham Lincoln

Defending freedom

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." — Abraham Lincoln

America's potential

"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of Earth." — Abraham Lincoln

 

Democracy

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy." — Abraham Lincoln

Freedom

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." — Abraham Lincoln

Developing friendships

"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" — Abraham Lincoln

Success

"Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." — Abraham Lincoln

Strength

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong." — Abraham Lincoln

 

Responsibility

 "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." — Abraham Lincoln

Doing your best

"I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end." — Abraham Lincoln

 

Power vs. character

"Nearly all men stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." — Abraham Lincoln