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100 Quotes By Abraham Lincoln That Will Provide You Food For Thought

Famous As: 16th President of the United States (1861-1865)

Born On: 1809

Died On: 1865

Born In: Larue County, Kentucky, United States

Died At Age: 56

Abraham Lincoln, the lawyer and politician who went on to serve as the 16th President of the United States was a truly great man. He continues to be an inspiration to youngsters all over the world even more than 150 years after his death. As the leader of the nation, he played a major role in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation which led to the abolishment of slavery—an achievement that earned him much respect. Counted amongst the best leaders the United States has ever seen, he is also credited to have strengthened the government and modernized the economy. A powerful orator, he left behind a rich collection of quotations covering varied topics like politics, meaning of life, happiness, governance, and family among others. We bring to you these interesting quotes by Abraham Lincoln that will surely make you rethink your view of the world and provide you with food for thought.

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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
Abraham Lincoln

Whatever you are, be a good one.
You
Abraham Lincoln

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
Friends I
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Never Will
Abraham Lincoln

My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.

My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
Me Will I
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And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.

And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
Life
Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
You Character Power
Abraham Lincoln

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.

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
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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.

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.
Me Heart I
Abraham Lincoln

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

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.
Books
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When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
I
Abraham Lincoln

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves
Abraham Lincoln

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Abraham Lincoln

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
I
Abraham Lincoln

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Never I
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.

Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
Will
Abraham Lincoln

There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.

There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.
Abraham Lincoln

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.

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.
God I
Abraham Lincoln

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
Like I
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
You
Abraham Lincoln

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

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
You
Abraham Lincoln

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
I
Abraham Lincoln

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.

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.
I
Abraham Lincoln

All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
Hope I
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Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
Think Like Character
Abraham Lincoln

I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.

I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.
I
Abraham Lincoln

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Abraham Lincoln

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
You Time
Abraham Lincoln

I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.

I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
Me I
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