Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

About Abraham Lincoln:

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
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Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Abraham Lincoln

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

Abraham Lincoln

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Abraham Lincoln

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

Abraham Lincoln

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

Abraham Lincoln

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

Abraham Lincoln

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Abraham Lincoln

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Abraham Lincoln

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

Abraham Lincoln

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

Abraham Lincoln

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

Abraham Lincoln

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

Abraham Lincoln

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

Abraham Lincoln

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Abraham Lincoln

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

Abraham Lincoln

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

Abraham Lincoln

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

Abraham Lincoln

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

Abraham Lincoln

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, i...

Abraham Lincoln

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

Abraham Lincoln

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

Abraham Lincoln

Author Bio

  • NameAbraham Lincoln
  • DescriptionUS President
  • AliasesAbe Lincoln; Lincoln; Honest Abe
  • BornFebruary 12, 1809
  • DiedApril 15, 1865
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Postmaster; Lawyer; Statesman