Abraham Lincoln

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted read more

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes read more

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the Nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the South and their countrymen moldering the dust.

I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart read more

I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down...