Abraham Lincoln
American lawyer and statesman, the 16th president of the United States
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
- Abraham Lincoln
My father thought me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
- Abraham Lincoln
If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe.
- Abraham Lincoln
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
- Abraham Lincoln
If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I would spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.
- Abraham Lincoln
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
- Abraham Lincoln
Stand by your principles, stand by your guns, and victory, complete and permanent, is sure at the last.
- Abraham Lincoln
The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.
- Abraham Lincoln
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
- Abraham Lincoln
The best way to predict the futeure is to create it.
- Abraham Lincoln
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
- Abraham Lincoln
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
- Abraham Lincoln