"Lincoln" Quotes

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side.

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.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.