Inspiring Quotes by Abraham Lincoln - Page 3

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe"

"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"

"Everybody likes a compliment"

"Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old"

"Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem"

"Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition"

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties"

"Avoid popularity if you would have peace"

"As our case is new, we must think and act anew"

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy"

"Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world"

"Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them"

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing"

"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all"

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm"