Inspirational Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

The Almighty has His own purposes.

— Abraham Lincoln

I walk slowly, but never backwards.

— Abraham Lincoln

Life is hard but so very beautiful

— Abraham Lincoln

He has got the slows, Mr. Blair.

— Abraham Lincoln

Work, work, work, is the main thing.

— Abraham Lincoln

This nation under God

— Abraham Lincoln

Human-nature will not change.

— Abraham Lincoln

We cannot escape history.

— Abraham Lincoln

Your organization will take on the personality of its top leaders

— Abraham Lincoln

I say 'try'; if we never try, we shall never succeed.

— Abraham Lincoln

All men are created equal, except Negroes.

— Abraham Lincoln

You know I dislike slavery; and you fully admit the abstract wrong of it.

— Abraham Lincoln

Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember

— Abraham Lincoln

Talk to the jury as though your client's fate depends on every word you utter.

— Abraham Lincoln

I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop

— Abraham Lincoln

A day spent helping no one but yourself is a day wasted.

— Abraham Lincoln

The worst thing you can do for anyone you care about is anything that they can do on their own.

— Abraham Lincoln

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

— Abraham Lincoln

The sense of obligation to continue is present in all of us. A duty to strive is the duty of us all.…

— Abraham Lincoln

How many times have I laughed at you telling me plainly that I was too lazy to be anything but a lawyer.

— Abraham Lincoln

Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.

— Abraham Lincoln

I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it.

— Abraham Lincoln

If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two…

— Abraham Lincoln

That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.

— Abraham Lincoln

You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything…

— Abraham Lincoln

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the…

— 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

“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition... I have no other so great as that of being truely esteemed of…

— Abraham Lincoln

You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the…

— Abraham Lincoln

“I know of nothing so pleasant to the mind, as the discovery of anything which is at once new and valuable--nothing which…

— Abraham Lincoln

You think slavery is right and ought to be extended; while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted. That…

— Abraham Lincoln

“In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes…

— Abraham Lincoln

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about…

— Abraham Lincoln

...Anxiety beclouds the future...

— Abraham Lincoln

Too many piglets not enough tits.

— Abraham Lincoln

All I have learned, I learned from books.

— Abraham Lincoln

It's bad. It's damned bad.

— Abraham Lincoln

Violence begins where knowledge ends.

— Abraham Lincoln

Anybody will do for you, but not for me.

— Abraham Lincoln

My policy is to have no policy.

— Abraham Lincoln