Abraham Lincoln Quotes About Wisdom
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I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
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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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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
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He will have to learn, I know, that all people are not just- that all men and women are not true. Teach him that for every scoundrel there is a hero that for every enemy there is a friend. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest people to lick.
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I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
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All true wisdom is found on T-shirts.
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
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I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
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Abraham Lincoln
- Born: February 12, 1809
- Died: April 15, 1865
- Occupation: 16th U.S. President
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