Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
~ Abraham Lincoln

When I do good, I feel good when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion.
~ Abraham Lincoln

People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.
~ Abraham Lincoln

You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.
~ Abraham Lincoln

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

When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
~ Abraham Lincoln