That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
Abraham Lincoln
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tired on him personally.
Abraham Lincoln
Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.
Abraham Lincoln
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln
Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.
Abraham Lincoln
Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
Abraham Lincoln
He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
Abraham Lincoln