Lincoln, Abraham: A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: GOVERNMENT (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: A Lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: LAWYERS

Lincoln, Abraham: A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: FEAR, WOMEN

Lincoln, Abraham: America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: FREEDOM, PARTISANSHIP (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: SLAVERY

Lincoln, Abraham: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: COMMUNICATION

Lincoln, Abraham: Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: PLANNING

Lincoln, Abraham: Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: EQUALITY (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first 4 sharpening the axe. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: PREPARATION

Lincoln, Abraham: He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: CRITICISM, HELPFULNESS

Lincoln, Abraham: I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: ABILITIES, TALENTS

Lincoln, Abraham: I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: FREEDOM (U.S.A.), GOVERNMENT (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: ENEMIES

Lincoln, Abraham: I have always found that mercy bears richer fruit than strict justice. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: JUSTICE, MERCY

Lincoln, Abraham: I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: SELF-ACCEPTANCE, SUCCESS

Lincoln, Abraham: If you want to test a man’s character, give him power. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: CHARACTER, POWER

Lincoln, Abraham: Important principles may and must be flexible. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: PRINCIPLES

Lincoln, Abraham: In the end, it's not the years in your life that count; it's the life in your years. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: CHARACTER, LIFE

Lincoln, Abraham: Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: HAPPINESS, SELF-RESPONSIBILITY

Lincoln, Abraham: Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: CHARACTER, POWER

Lincoln, Abraham: No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: LIARS, MEMORY

Lincoln, Abraham: No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: CONSENT, GOVERNMENT

Lincoln, Abraham: Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the presidency. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: PRESIDENCY (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: The ballot is stronger than the bullet. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: VOTING, WAR

Lincoln, Abraham: The best way to predict your future is to create it. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: ASPIRATIONS, GOALS

Lincoln, Abraham: The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both Congresses and courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: DEMOCRACY (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: We here highly resolve that . . . government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: GOVERNMENT (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: CONSERVATISM, POLITICS

Lincoln, Abraham: While the people retain their virtue and vigilence, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in the short space of four years. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: GOVERNMENT (U.S.A.)

Lincoln, Abraham: With the catching ends the pleasures of the chase. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: COMPETITION, SUCCESS

Lincoln, Abraham: You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time. (Abraham Lincoln: U.S. politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States, 1809-1865) Categories: DECEPTION