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

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

Abraham Lincoln

Biography

Author Profession: President

Nationality: American

Born: February 12, 1809

Died: April 15, 1865

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Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Barack Obama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington

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Ability, Describe, Others, See, Tact, Themselves

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All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. - Abraham Lincoln

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln

Mother, I Am, Mother's Day

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

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

Adversity, Power, Give

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. - Abraham Lincoln

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. Abraham Lincoln

Patriotism, Will, Last

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

Freedom, Lose, Will

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back. - Abraham Lincoln

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back. Abraham Lincoln

I Am, Slow, Never

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. - Abraham Lincoln

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln

Future, Responsibility

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. - Abraham Lincoln

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. Abraham Lincoln

Experience, Been, Very

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. - Abraham Lincoln

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. Abraham Lincoln

Mother's Day, Always

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. - Abraham Lincoln

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Abraham Lincoln

Strength, Feet, Firm

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

Character, Shadow, Think

The ballot is stronger than the bullet. - Abraham Lincoln

The ballot is stronger than the bullet. Abraham Lincoln

Politics, Stronger, Ballot

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. - Abraham Lincoln

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln

Give, Hours, Six

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln

Men, Constitution, Congress

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. - Abraham Lincoln

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. Abraham Lincoln

Worry, Recognition, Strive

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