Giving Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.

— Abraham Lincoln

My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.

— Abraham Lincoln

With firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.

— Abraham Lincoln

We must work earnestly in the best light He gives us.

— Abraham Lincoln

I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.

— Abraham Lincoln

Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.

— Abraham Lincoln

The surest way to reveal one's character is not through adversity but by giving them power.

— Abraham Lincoln

A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

— Abraham Lincoln

The Autocrat of all the Russias will resign his crown, and proclaim his subjects free republicans sooner than will our American masters…

— Abraham Lincoln

Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and…

— Abraham Lincoln

Much is being said about peace; and no man desires peace more ardently than I. Still I am yet unprepared to give…

— Abraham Lincoln

If we cannot give freedom to every creature, let us do nothing that will impose slavery upon any other creature.

— Abraham Lincoln

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in that we give and what we…

— Abraham Lincoln

The enthusiastic uprising of the people in our cause, is our great reliance; and we can not safely give it any check,…

— Abraham Lincoln

The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian…

— Abraham Lincoln

Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would…

— Abraham Lincoln

I have never united myself to any church because I found difficulty in giving my assent without mental reservation to the long,…

— Abraham Lincoln

For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their…

— Abraham Lincoln

I am a patient man--always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance, and also to give ample time for repentance.…

— Abraham Lincoln

The evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous and speedy peace…

— Abraham Lincoln

Your good mother tells me you are feeling very badly in your new situation. Allow me to assure you it is a…

— Abraham Lincoln

Without the Constitution and the Union, we could not have attained the result; but even these, are not the primary cause of…

— Abraham Lincoln

A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one…

— Abraham Lincoln

I am for liberty of conscience in its noblest, broadest, and highest sense. But I cannot give liberty of conscience to the…

— Abraham Lincoln

The provision of the Constitution giving the war making power to Congress was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons:…

— Abraham Lincoln

no man who is resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention, still less can he afford…

— Abraham Lincoln

The prudent, penniless beginner in the world, labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land, for…

— Abraham Lincoln

It is better then, to save the work while it is begun. You have done the labor; maintain it - keep it.…

— Abraham Lincoln

Most governments have been based, practically, on the denial of equal rights of menours began, by affirming those rights. They said, some…

— Abraham Lincoln

Young man, if God gives me four years more to rule this country, I believe it will become what it ought to…

— Abraham Lincoln

The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance.…

— Abraham Lincoln

Any society that takes away from those most capable and gives to the least will perish.

— Abraham Lincoln

And while it has not pleased the Almighty to bless us with a return of peace, we can but press on, guided…

— Abraham Lincoln

While we are grateful to all the brave men and officers for the events of the past few days, we should, above…

— Abraham Lincoln

Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God, in his own good time, will give us the rightful…

— Abraham Lincoln

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the…

— Abraham Lincoln

The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements…

— Abraham Lincoln

Rules of living Don't worry, eat three square meals a day,say your prayers, be courteous to your creditors, keep your digestion good,steer…

— Abraham Lincoln

Gratefully accepting the proffered honor, [to inscribe a new legal work to him] I give the leave, begging only that the inscription…

— Abraham Lincoln

While I have often said that all men out to be free, yet I would allow those colored persons to be slaves…

— Abraham Lincoln