Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois
Major Achievements
Emancipation Proclamation, leading the country during the Civil War, Gettysburg Address
Profession
Lawyer, Politician
Death Date
Apr 15, 1865
Abraham Lincoln’s Life
Abraham Lincoln’s life unfolded against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America. Born into poverty in a one-room log cabin, Lincoln’s early years were marked by hardship and loss. Despite limited formal education, he immersed himself in books, teaching himself law and rising through the ranks as a self-taught attorney.
Lincoln’s political career took flight, serving in the Illinois State Legislature and later in the U.S. House of Representatives. His presidential journey commenced in 1861, steering the nation through its most tumultuous period—the Civil War. Lincoln’s leadership during this pivotal time was characterized by resilience, wisdom, and a commitment to preserving the Union.
Tragically, Lincoln’s life was cut short when he fell victim to an assassin’s bullet in 1865. His legacy endures as a symbol of American resilience, moral courage, and the pursuit of a more perfect union.
Best 100 Abraham Lincoln’s Quotes
“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.”
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“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
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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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“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
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“I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”
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“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
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“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
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“The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.”
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“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.”
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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
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“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.”
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“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.”
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“The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
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“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
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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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“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.”
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“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”
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“Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.”
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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.”
Abraham Lincoln
“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.”
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“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
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“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
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“I can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
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“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.”
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“The best thing about being prepared is that you feel confident.”
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“I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.”
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“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”
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“Every person is responsible for their own looks after 40.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
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“When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.”
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“I can make more generals, but horses cost money.”
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“I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.”
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“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.”
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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
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“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
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“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.”
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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
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“Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.”
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“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
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“I never was a believer in looking backward. I thought that we ought to look forward and not backward.”
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“The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”
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“It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
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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.”
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“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
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“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”
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“I never allow myself to become discouraged under any circumstances.”
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“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
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“You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence.”
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“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”
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“I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.”
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“No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.”
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“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 up to what light I have.”
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“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.”
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“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.”
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
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“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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“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
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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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“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
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“I am 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
“I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
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“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
Abraham Lincoln
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
Abraham Lincoln
“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.”
Abraham Lincoln
“I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
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“I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.”
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“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
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“The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”
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“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.”
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“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.”
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“You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.”
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“I am a patient man — always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance, and also to give ample time for repentance.”
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“Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.”
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“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
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“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go.”
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“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”
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“I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
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“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”
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“To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.”
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“When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.”
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“It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.”
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“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.”
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“The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities.”
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“Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.”
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“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.”
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“You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.”
