Abraham Lincoln

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

Abraham Lincoln

Without Divine assistance I can not succeed; with it I can not fail.

Abraham Lincoln

You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm.

Abraham Lincoln

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Abraham Lincoln

…I do not mean to say that this government is charged with the duty of redressing or preventing all the wrongs in the world; but I do think that it is charged with the duty of preventing and redressing all wrongs which are wrongs to itself.

Abraham Lincoln

A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country can not do this. They can but remain face to face, and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them.

Abraham Lincoln

A jury too often has at least one member more ready to hang the panel than to hang the traitor.

Abraham Lincoln

A lawyer’s time and advice are his stock in trade.

Abraham Lincoln

A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad.

Abraham Lincoln

A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability.

Abraham Lincoln