Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as read more
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
We know nothing of what will happen in future, but by the analogy of experience.
We know nothing of what will happen in future, but by the analogy of experience.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best read more
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
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.