Inspirational Quotations by Abraham Lincoln

  • I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what
    his grandson will be.
    From Issue 1
  • He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
    From Issue 26
  • I am not bound to win,
    but I am bound to be true.
    I am not bound to succeed,
    but I am bound to live by the light that I have.
    I must stand with anybody that stands right,
    and stand with him while he is right,
    and part with him when he goes wrong.
    From Issue 52
  • Whatever you are, be a good one.
    From Issue 60
  • It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool
    than to open your mouth and prove it.
    From Issue 76
  • Good things come to those who wait,
    But they are left-overs from those who hustle.
    From Issue 95
  • And in the end it's not the years in your life that counts...
    It's the life in your years.
    From Issue 96
  • As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.
    This expresses my idea of democracy.
    From Issue 124
  • People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
    Topics: Happiness, Attitude
    From Issue 128
  • Your own resolution to success is
    more important than any other one thing.
    Topic: Determination
    From Issue 128
  • The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.
    From Issue 159
  • It often requires more courage to
    dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
    From Issue 164
  • I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
    From Issue 234
  • I do not think much of a man who is
    not wiser today than he was yesterday.
    From Issue 281
  • Nearly all men can stand adversity,
    but if you want to test a man's character,
    give him power.
    From Issue 295
  • Most People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
    From Issue 304
  • If there is anything that a man can do well,
    I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
    From Issue 308

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