Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
He who molds the public sentiment ... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.
He who molds the public sentiment ... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend
If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed read more
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.
You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not read more
You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
