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title: "50 Thinking Quotes By Abraham Lincoln"
description: "Abraham Lincoln's musings on self, government, and reasoning."
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> [Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the Presidency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/seriously-i-do-not-think-i-am-fit-for-the-presidency/)

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> [As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/as-our-case-is-new-so-we-must-think-anew-and-act-anew/)

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> [Think of strangers as friends you not met yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/think-of-strangers-as-friends-you-not-met-yet/)

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> [I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-to-lose-kentucky-is-nearly-the-same-as-to-lose-the-whole-game/)

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> [I shall always think of myself first and foremost... as a hunter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-shall-always-think-of-myself-first-and-foremost-as-a-hunter/)

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> [I think I stand where that man stands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-i-stand-where-that-man-stands/)

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> [I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-have-always-hated-slavery-i-think-as-much-as-any-abolitionist/)

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> [Seriously, I do not think I fit for the presidency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/seriously-i-do-not-think-i-fit-for-the-presidency/)

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> [Do you think we choose the times into which we are born? Or do we fit the times we are born into?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/do-you-think-we-choose-the-times-into-which-we-are-born-or-do-we-fit/)

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> [A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/a-statesman-is-he-who-thinks-in-the-future-generations-and-a/)

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> [As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/as-to-the-whiskers-having-never-worn-any-do-you-not-think-people/)

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> [The Bible says somewhere that we are desperately selfish. I think we would have discovered that fact without the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-bible-says-somewhere-that-we-are-desperately-selfish-i-think-we/)

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> [I think that God means that we shall do more than we have yet done in furtherance of his plans and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-that-god-means-that-we-shall-do-more-than-we-have-yet-done-in/)

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> [ I think the authors of that notable instrument \[the Declaration of Independence\] intended to include all men. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-the-authors-of-that-notable-instrument-the-declaration-of/)

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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-2/)

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> [You dislike the emancipation proclamation; and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconstitutional - I think differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-dislike-the-emancipation-proclamation-and-perhaps-would-have-it/)

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> [Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/submitted-to-the-sec-of-war-on-principle-i-dislike-an-oath-which/)

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> [I think slavery is wrong, morally, and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-slavery-is-wrong-morally-and-politically-i-desire-that-it/)

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> [We have all heard of Young America. He is the most current youth of the age. Some think him conceited, and arrogant;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-have-all-heard-of-young-america-he-is-the-most-current-youth-of/)

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> [Gen. Schurz thinks I was a little cross in my late note to you. If I was, I ask pardon. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/gen-schurz-thinks-i-was-a-little-cross-in-my-late-note-to-you-if-i/)

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> [I am not a very sentimental man; and the best sentiment I can think of is, that if you collect the signatures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-not-a-very-sentimental-man-and-the-best-sentiment-i-can-think-of/)

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> [I know there is a God, and that He hates injustice and slavery. I see the storm coming, and I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-know-there-is-a-god-and-that-he-hates-injustice-and-slavery-i-see/)

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> [Remembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/remembering-that-peter-denied-his-lord-with-an-oath-after-most/)

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> [You think slavery is right and ought to be extended; while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-think-slavery-is-right-and-ought-to-be-extended-while-we-think-it/)

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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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> [I have really got it into my head to try to be United States Senator, and, if I could have your support,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-have-really-got-it-into-my-head-to-try-to-be-united-states-senator/)

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> [I cannot speak so confidently about the fighting qualities of the Eastern men, or what are called Yankees - not knowing myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-cannot-speak-so-confidently-about-the-fighting-qualities-of-the/)

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> [...Let us discard all this quibbling about this man and the other man-this race and that race and the other race being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/let-us-discard-all-this-quibbling-about-this-man-and-the-other-man/)

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> [Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/let-none-falter-who-thinks-he-is-right-and-we-may-succeed-but-if/)

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> [I think that one of the causes of these repeated failures is that our best and greatest men have greatly underestimated the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-think-that-one-of-the-causes-of-these-repeated-failures-is-that-our/)

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> [I certainly know that if the war fails, the administration fails, and that I will be blamed for it, whether I deserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-certainly-know-that-if-the-war-fails-the-administration-fails-and/)

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> [I will do what I think is right and when I discover that it is wrong, I will change it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-will-do-what-i-think-is-right-and-when-i-discover-that-it-is-wrong/)

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> [The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-bible-is-not-my-book-and-christianity-is-not-my-religion-i-could/)

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> [None seemed to think the injury arose from the use of a bad thing but from the abuse of a very good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/none-seemed-to-think-the-injury-arose-from-the-use-of-a-bad-thing-but/)

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> [We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-can-complain-because-rose-bushes-have-thorns-or-rejoice-because/)

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> [Tis better people think you a fool, then open your mouth and erase all doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/tis-better-people-think-you-a-fool-then-open-your-mouth-and-erase-all/)

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> [When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/when-i-get-ready-to-talk-to-people-i-spend-two-thirds-of-the-time/)

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> [Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for us; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/few-can-be-induced-to-labor-exclusively-for-posterity-and-none-will/)

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> [Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of the wily agitator who induces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/must-i-shoot-a-simple-minded-soldier-boy-who-deserts-while-i-must-not/)

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> [While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election; and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/while-i-am-deeply-sensible-to-the-high-compliment-of-a-re-election/)

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## 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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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> [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/)

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