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Whatever уоu are, bе а good one.

Whatever уоu are, bе а good one.

Abraham Lincoln

I do not boast that God is on my side, I humbly pray that I am on God's side.

Abraham Lincoln
Sides, Praying, Boast

Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.

Abraham Lincoln
Integrity, Character, Commitment

Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.

Abraham Lincoln
Men, Born, Copies

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Abraham Lincoln
Leadership, Inspirational Life, Twilight
Speech at Republican state convention nominating him to run for U.S. senator, Springfield, Ill., 16 June 1858

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Abraham Lincoln
Motivational, Inspiring, Feet

When I left Springfield [to become President] I asked the people to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ.

Abraham Lincoln
Christian, Son, People

Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.

Abraham Lincoln
Country, 4th Of July, Law
Abraham Lincoln (2009). “The Portable Abraham Lincoln”, p.35, Penguin

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Success, Honesty
Abraham Lincoln (1982). “Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit”, Peter Pauper Pr

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world.

Abraham Lincoln
Strength, Hope, Peace
Speech in House of Representatives, 12 Jan. 1848

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Abraham Lincoln (1999). “The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations”, Gramercy

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Friendship, Leadership
Abraham Lincoln (1992). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln”, Plume

If you trust, you will be disappointed occasionally, but if you mistrust, you will be miserable all the time.

Abraham Lincoln
Motivational, Sports, Coaching

You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought

Abraham Lincoln
Freedom, Want, Ought

Nothing is more damaging to you than to do something that you believe is wrong.

Abraham Lincoln
Believe

Tis better people think you a fool, then open your mouth and erase all doubt.

Abraham Lincoln
Thinking, People, Doubt

I walk slowly, but never backwards.

Abraham Lincoln
Autism, Walks, Backwards

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

Abraham Lincoln
Friendship, Best Friend, Clever

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

Abraham Lincoln
Leadership, Humility, Giving
Martin D. Tullai, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “Speaking of Abraham Lincoln”

You cannot fail unless you quit.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Karma, Quitting

I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races: that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people.

Abraham Lincoln
War, Race, White
Fourth Debate with Stephen A. Douglas, Charleston, Ill., 18 Sept. 1858

Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.

Abraham Lincoln
Business, Character, Tree

We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read.

Abraham Lincoln
Carpe Diem, Anxiety, Alarms
Abraham Lincoln (2008). “Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.96, ReadHowYouWant.com

Faith is not believing that God can, but that God will.

Abraham Lincoln
Believe, Gods Will