Abraham Lincoln is one of wisest man that is admired throughout the world. He was not only one of the best US president but his skill as a leader and his upbringing from hard work till his death is so inspirational and motivational for many. Here are some of wisdom and success quotes from Abraham Lincoln.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
~ Abraham Lincoln
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
~ Abraham Lincoln
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
~ Abraham Lincoln
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
~ Abraham Lincoln
A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
~ Abraham Lincoln
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
~ Abraham Lincoln
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
~ Abraham Lincoln
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.
~ Abraham Lincoln
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
~ Abraham Lincoln
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.
~ Abraham Lincoln
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
~ Abraham Lincoln
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
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
~ Abraham Lincoln
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
~ Abraham Lincoln
I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
~ Abraham Lincoln
Everybody likes a compliment.
~ Abraham Lincoln
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
~ Abraham Lincoln
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
~ 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
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
~ Abraham Lincoln
