1,780 Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces

Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.

Offering thanks in the midst of tragedy is an American tradition, . even during a bloody Civil War.

By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle?

You must think I am a high-priced man.... Fifteen dollars is enough for the job. I send you a receipt for fifteen dollars, and return to you a ten-dollar bill.

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

It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.

Never change horses in midstream.

That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.