1,780 Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

I like to see a man* proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so his place will be proud of him.

Next to creating a life, the finest thing a man can do is save one.

If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe.

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.They have clung to me all my life.

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand. / I believe this government cannot endure / permanently, half-slave and half-free.

Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity. Posterity has done nothing for us.