Lets have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. faith
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. life & Mother's Day
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. best
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. government
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. being good
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent. being good & government
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. men & power
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.' time & truth
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. greatness & success
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. success
I can make more generals, but horses cost money. money
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. God
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. best, the future & time
In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God & greatness
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. happiness
No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens. pets
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. life
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance. business
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. freedom
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. best
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. time
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them. best
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. best, dreams, hope & time
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. respect
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. best
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. failure & greatness
The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them. government
Avoid popularity if you would have peace. peace
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. best & time
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. art
The things I want to know are in books my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. best
I never had a policy I have just tried to do my very best each and every day. best
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion. being good & religion
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. best
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. marriage
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. hope & Mother's Day
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. religion
I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause. hope
Whatever you are, be a good one. being good
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. business
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. life & nature
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. experience
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? friendship
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. government
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. best
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. men
These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have. equality, men & power