Abraham Lincoln

My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.

He who represents himself has a fool for a client

A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.

Nothing in this world is impossible to a willing heart.

The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things

A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey which catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the highroad to his reason.

The health you enjoy is largely your choice

On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

Bad promises are better broken than kept.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.

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

It is better then, to save the work while it is begun. You have done the labor; maintain it - keep it. If men choose to serve you, go with them; but as you have made up your organization upon principle, stand by it; for as surely as God reigns over you, and has inspired your mind, and given you a sense of propriety, and continues to give you hope, so surely will you still cling to these ideas, and you will at last come back after your wanderings, merely to do your work over again.

If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.

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

I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the more numerous, and as you added that those were the sentiments of the gentlemen present, representing not only the working class, but citizens of other callings than those of the mechanic, I am happy to concur with you in these sentiments, not only of the native born citizens, but also of the Germans and foreigners from other countries.

A man is about as happy as he makes up his mind to be.

I am satisfied that when the Almighty wants me to do or not do any particular thing, He finds a way of letting me know it

The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people.

Friendship is the start for what you call love.

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?

Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms.