--- title: "Best Time Sayings by Abraham Lincoln" description: "100 Time quotes by Abraham Lincoln. Plus more from Abraham Lincoln and more Time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/abraham-lincoln-88_attitude_i-have-been-driven-many-times-upon-my-kn_1360413.png" --- > [I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-have-been-driven-many-times-upon-my-knees-by-the-overwhelming/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/abraham-lincoln-88_attitude_i-have-been-driven-many-times-upon-my-kn_1360413.png) > [“Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/passion-has-helped-us-but-can-do-so-no-more-it-will-in-future-be-our/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/abraham-lincoln-88_emotion_passion-has-helped-us-but-can-do-so-no-m_3108715.png) > [You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-can-please-some-of-the-people-some-of-the-time-all-of-the-people/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/abraham-lincoln-88_inspirational_you-can-please-some-of-the-people-some-o_596395.png) > [If the union of these States, and the liberties of this people, shall be lost, it is but little to any one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-the-union-of-these-states-and-the-liberties-of-this-people-shall/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/abraham-lincoln-88_age_if-the-union-of-these-states-and-the-lib_877182.png) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/abraham-lincoln-88_empathy_when-i-get-ready-to-talk-to-people-i-spe_2924890.png) > [When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/when-i-am-getting-ready-to-reason-with-a-man-i-spend-one-third-of-my/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/abraham-lincoln-88_my-time_when-i-am-getting-ready-to-reason-with-a_498859.png) > [It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-was-that-which-gave-promise-that-in-due-time-the-weights-should-be/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/abraham-lincoln-88_chance_it-was-that-which-gave-promise-that-in-d_2520311.png) > [It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-is-not-merely-for-to-day-but-for-all-time-to-come-that-we-should/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/abraham-lincoln-88_all-time_it-is-not-merely-for-to-day-but-for-all_836931.png) > [“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequate-to-the-stormy-present-the-2/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/abraham-lincoln-88_time_the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequ_1891920.png) > [Wise statesmen ... established these great self-evident truths, that when in the distant future some man, some faction, some interest, should set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/wise-statesmen-established-these-great-self-evident-truths-that-when/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/abraham-lincoln-88_battle_wise-statesmen-established-these-great-s_522359.png) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/abraham-lincoln-88_best-way_i-do-not-wish-to-be-misunderstood-upon-t_2565020.jpg) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/abraham-lincoln-88_bed_life-may-not-always-be-a-bed-of-roses-al_675426.jpg) > [In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-this-sad-world-of-ours-sorrow-comes-to-all-and-it-often-comes-with/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/abraham-lincoln-88_agony_in-this-sad-world-of-ours-sorrow-comes-t_2890690.jpg) > [The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequate-to-the-stormy-present-the-4/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/abraham-lincoln-88_dogmas_the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequ_2330637.jpg) > [It is the eternal struggle between these two principles - right and wrong. They are the two principles that have stood face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-is-the-eternal-struggle-between-these-two-principles-right-and-3/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/abraham-lincoln-88_bread_it-is-the-eternal-struggle-between-these_1331988.jpg) > [The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequate-to-the-stormy-present-the/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/abraham-lincoln-88_babylon_the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequ_848165.png) > [The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-will-of-god-prevails-in-great-contests-each-party-claims-to-act-2/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/abraham-lincoln-88_adaptation_the-will-of-god-prevails-in-great-contes_1344618.jpg) > [Such a man the times have demanded, and such, in the providence of God was given us. But he is gone. Let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/such-a-man-the-times-have-demanded-and-such-in-the-providence-of-god/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/abraham-lincoln-88_care_such-a-man-the-times-have-demanded-and-s_1238365.jpg) > [If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-you-once-forfeit-the-confidence-of-your-fellow-citizens-you-can-2/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25c/abraham-lincoln-88_confidence_if-you-once-forfeit-the-confidence-of-yo_716315.png) > [no man who is resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention, still less can he afford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/no-man-who-is-resolved-to-make-the-most-of-himself-can-spare-time-for/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/abraham-lincoln-88_consequence_no-man-who-is-resolved-to-make-the-most_2473646.png) ## Other authors on Time - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 1,532 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 437 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 409 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 398 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 355 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/frederick-lenz/) - [Jarod Kintz 339 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 308 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/haruki-murakami/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 302 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 291 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 272 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 263 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 257 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## 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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [ 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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [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/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [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/) [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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/abraham-lincoln/#itemlist", "name": "Best Time Sayings by Abraham Lincoln", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. 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