Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend
If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
He who molds the public sentiment ... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.
He who molds the public sentiment ... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed read more
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
I am not concerned that you have fallen / I am concerned that you arise.
I am not concerned that you have fallen / I am concerned that you arise.
