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

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

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Greatness, Men

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

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

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Basketball, Peace

Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Teacher, Children

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Inspiring, Courage

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Motivational, Success
Attributed in "Forbes", Volume 102, 1968.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

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

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

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

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

You cannot fail unless you quit.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Karma, Quitting

Life is hard but so very beautiful

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Beautiful, Life Is Hard

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

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Friendship, Best Friend

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive
Quoted in Francis Carpenter, Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln (1866)

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Positive, Religious
Quoted inWilliam H. Herndon and JesseW.Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (1889)

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive
Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, People, Looks

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

Abraham Lincoln
Love, Inspirational, Life

Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then... find the way.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Determination, Recovery
Abraham Lincoln (1989). “Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45”, p.197, Library of America

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Abraham Lincoln
Inspirational, Basketball, Opportunity