87 Abraham Lincoln Quotes

87 Abraham Lincoln Quotes

February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky.He was the sixteenth President of the United States who inspired many. He died on April 15th, the morning after being shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, an actor.
Published by:
Catherine Pulsifer

  1. No man ever got lost on a straight road.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Inspirational Quotes
  2. Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Veterans Day Quotes
  3. Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Quote of The Day
  4. I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book.
    Abraham Lincoln
    God
  5. Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.�
    Abraham Lincoln
    Thanksgiving
  6. Rules of living:
    Don’t worry, eat three square meals a day, say your prayers, be courteous to your creditors, keep your digestion good, steer clear of biliousness, exercise, go slow and go easy. May be there are other things that your special case requires to make you happy, but my friend, these, I reckon, will give you a good life.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Life
  7. A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Friend
  8. Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Preparation
  9. Life is hard but so very beautiful.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Life Is Beautiful
  10. Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Opportunity
  11. If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Good
  12. Let no feeling of discouragement preyupon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Discouragement
  13. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Graduation
  14. In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Experience
  15. If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Greatness
  16. Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
    Abraham Lincoln
    God
  17. I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Grandfather
  18. I never encourage deceit, and falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have. The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Words of Encouragement
  19. I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me insufficient for that day.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Faith
  20. All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Mother
  21. I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Funny Quotes about Life
  22. Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Adversity
  23. Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Dare
  24. The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindred’s.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Family
  25. A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the yet unsolved ones.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Problem
  26. The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.�
    Abraham Lincoln
    Funny
  27. Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Famous Quotes about Life
  28. You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Being Strong
  29. Beavers build houses; but they build them in nowise differently, or better now, than they did, five thousand years ago. Ants, and honey-bees, provide food for winter; but just in the same way they did, when Solomon referred the sluggard to them as patterns of prudence. Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Work
  30. Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Kindness

More Famous Quotes:
Abraham Lincoln Quotes 31 to 65   |   Abraham Lincoln Quotes 66 to 87   |  

Words of Wisdom  |  Quotes   |   Poems   |  Monthly Calendar – Daily Inspirational Quotes  |  Inspirational Stories   |  Thought For The Day  | Contact Us  |  About Us  |  Disclaimer   |  Disclosure  |  Privacy Policy Words of Wisdom |