Abraham Lincoln

happy mind

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Whatever you are, be a good one.

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

years life count

“And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

men character adversity power

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

little nobody evil somebody

“I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

fool people time some all

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln - labor capital

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not existed. labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"

—Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

labor value standard

"Labor is the true standard of value."

—Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

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"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe"

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

people know truth country safe

"Let the people know the truth, and the country is safe."

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Labor and capital

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"

—Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

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“Military glory—that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood—that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy...”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

public sentiment fail succeed

"In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.”

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)