Abraham Lincoln Quotes About Character
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As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor;-let every man remember that to violate the law, is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the character of his own, and his children's liberty.
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
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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.
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
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The surest way to reveal one's character is not through adversity but by giving them power.
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Let every man remember that to violate the law, is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the character of his own, and his children's liberty.
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Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.
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I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
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Abraham Lincoln
- Born: February 12, 1809
- Died: April 15, 1865
- Occupation: 16th U.S. President