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title: "74 May Quotes By Abraham Lincoln"
description: "74 May quotes by Abraham Lincoln. Plus more from Abraham Lincoln and more May sayings from other authors."
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> [Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/fondly-do-we-hope-ferverently-do-we-pray-that-this-mighty-scourge-of/)

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> [Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/suspicions-which-may-be-unjust-need-not-be-stated/)

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> [I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-understand-that-it-is-a-maxim-of-law-that-a-poor-plea-may-be-a-good/)

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> [Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/important-principles-may-and-must-be-inflexible/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [The severest justice may not always be the best policy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-severest-justice-may-not-always-be-the-best-policy/)

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> [Liquor may have its defenders, but it has no defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/liquor-may-have-its-defenders-but-it-has-no-defense/)

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> [We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-hope-all-danger-may-be-overcome-but-to-conclude-that-no-danger-may/)

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> [I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-have-stepped-out-upon-this-platform-that-i-may-see-you-and-that-you/)

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> [Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but, if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/many-free-countries-have-lost-their-liberty-and-ours-may-lose-hers/)

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> [You may have a wen or a cancer upon your person and not be able to cut it out lest you bleed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-may-have-a-wen-or-a-cancer-upon-your-person-and-not-be-able-to/)

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> [That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/that-some-should-be-rich-shows-that-others-may-become-rich-and-hence/)

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> [ I do not deny the possibility that the people may err in an election; but if they do, the true \[cure\] is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-do-not-deny-the-possibility-that-the-people-may-err-in-an-election/)

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> [Our political problem now is, "Can we as a nation continue together permanently - forever - half slave and half free?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/our-political-problem-now-is-can-we-as-a-nation-continue-together/)

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> [May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/may-the-almighty-grant-that-the-cause-of-truth-justice-and-humanity/)

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> [If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act on them, then this shop may as well be closed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-i-care-to-listen-to-every-criticism-let-alone-act-on-them-then/)

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> [In 1841 you and I had together a tedious low-water trip, on a Steam Boat from Louisville to St. Louis. You may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-1841-you-and-i-had-together-a-tedious-low-water-trip-on-a-steam/)

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> [Received as I am by the members of a legislature the majority of whom do not agree with me in political sentiments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/received-as-i-am-by-the-members-of-a-legislature-the-majority-of-whom/)

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> [I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-do-not-think-i-could-myself-be-brought-to-support-a-man-for-office/)

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> [You may burn my body to ashes, and scatter them to the winds of heaven; you may drag my soul down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-may-burn-my-body-to-ashes-and-scatter-them-to-the-winds-of-heaven/)

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> [Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/upon-the-subject-of-education-not-presuming-to-dictate-any-plan-or/)

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> [Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/allow-the-president-to-invade-a-neighboring-nation-whenever-he-shall/)

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> [Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/both-read-the-same-bible-and-pray-to-the-same-god-and-each-invokes/)

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> [We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-all-declare-for-liberty-but-in-using-the-same-word-we-do-not-all/)

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> [I do not doubt that our country will finally come through safe and undivided. But do not misunderstand me... I do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-do-not-doubt-that-our-country-will-finally-come-through-safe-and/)

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> [Accounts of outrages committed by mobs form the every-day news of the times. They have pervaded the country from New England to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/accounts-of-outrages-committed-by-mobs-form-the-every-day-news-of-the/)

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> [ Extemporaneous speaking should be practised \[sic\] and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/extemporaneous-speaking-should-be-practised-sic-and-cultivated-it-is/)

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> [When I so pressingly urge a strict observance of all the laws, let me not be understood as saying there are no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/when-i-so-pressingly-urge-a-strict-observance-of-all-the-laws-let-me/)

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> [I do not wish to be misunderstood upon this subject of slavery in this country. I suppose it may long exist, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-do-not-wish-to-be-misunderstood-upon-this-subject-of-slavery-in/)

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> [Life may not always be a bed of roses. All of us are aware of this fact. There are numerous times in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/life-may-not-always-be-a-bed-of-roses-all-of-us-are-aware-of-this/)

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> [The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-purposes-of-the-almighty-are-perfect-and-must-prevail-though-we-2/)

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> [A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/a-nation-may-be-said-to-consist-of-its-territory-its-people-and-its/)

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> [We better know there is a fire whence we see much smoke rising than we could know it by one or two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-better-know-there-is-a-fire-whence-we-see-much-smoke-rising-than/)

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> [Again, a law may be both constitutional and expedient, and yet may be administered in an unjust and unfair way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/again-a-law-may-be-both-constitutional-and-expedient-and-yet-may-be/)

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> [Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/whatever-spiteful-fools-may-say-each-jealous-ranting-yelper-no-woman/)

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> [That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/that-everyone-may-receive-at-least-a-moderate-education-appears-to-be/)

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> [I happen temporarily to occupy this big White House. I am living witness that any one of your children may look to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-happen-temporarily-to-occupy-this-big-white-house-i-am-living/)

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> [In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-great-contests-each-party-claims-to-act-in-accordance-with-the/)

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> [We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-shall-not-fail-if-we-stand-firm-we-shall-not-fail-wise-counsels/)

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> [Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/upon-the-subject-of-education-i-can-only-say-that-i-view-it-as-the/)

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> [It may be affirmed, without extravagance, that the free institutions we enjoy, have developed the powers, and improved the condition, of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-may-be-affirmed-without-extravagance-that-the-free-institutions-we/)

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## Other authors on May

## More by Abraham Lincoln

> [Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/elections-belong-to-the-people-it-s-their-decision-if-they-decide-to/)

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> [ Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then \[these?\],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/next-came-the-patent-laws-these-began-in-england-in-1624-and-in-this/)

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> [All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/all-that-i-am-or-ever-hope-to-be-i-owe-to-my-angel-mother/)

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> [While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/while-the-people-retain-their-virtue-and-vigilance-no-administration/)

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> [I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-could-not-have-slept-tonight-if-i-had-left-that-helpless-little/)

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> [Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/let-us-at-all-times-remember-that-all-american-citizens-are-brothers/)

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> [If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-you-wish-to-be-a-lawyer-attach-no-consequence-to-the-place-you-are/)

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> [As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/as-we-keep-or-break-the-sabbath-day-we-nobly-save-or-meanly-lose-the/)

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> [Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/tell-the-truth-and-you-won-t-have-so-much-to-remember/)

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> [With high hope for the future, no prediction is ventured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/with-high-hope-for-the-future-no-prediction-is-ventured/)

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> [We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-know-southern-men-declare-that-their-slaves-are-better-off-than/)

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> [I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-glad-to-see-that-a-system-of-labor-prevails-under-which-laborers/)

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> [I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-don-t-like-that-man-i-must-get-to-know-him-better/)

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> [In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-this-sad-world-of-ours-sorrow-comes-to-all-and-to-the-young-it/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

> [The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-man-does-not-live-who-is-more-devoted-to-peace-than-i-am-none-who/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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                        "text": "Accounts of outrages committed by mobs form the every-day news of the times. They have pervaded the country from New England to Louisiana, they are neither peculiar to the eternal snows of the former nor the burning suns of the latter; they are not the creature of climate, neither are they confined to the slaveholding or the non-slaveholding States. Alike they spring up among the pleasure-hunting masters of Southern slaves, and the order-loving citizens of the land of steady habits. Whatever then their cause may be, it is common to the whole country.",
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                        "text": "I do not wish to be misunderstood upon this subject of slavery in this country. I suppose it may long exist, and perhaps the best way for it to come to an end peaceably is for it to exist for a length of time. But I say that the spread and strengthening and perpetuation of it is an entirely different proposition. There we should in every way resist it as a wrong, treating it as a wrong, with the fixed idea that it must and will come to an end.",
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                        "text": "Life may not always be a bed of roses. All of us are aware of this fact. There are numerous times in life when we have to face disappointments. These quotes and sayings surely do inspire and help us to look forward and enjoy the new pathways coming our way. These quotes also lend a different perspective to life, which makes moving forward not a very difficult task.I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.",
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                        "text": "The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom, and our own error therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best lights He gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to the great ends He ordains. Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion, which no mortal could make, and no mortal could stay.",
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