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

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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, Hope, Mother's Day, Angel, I Am

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, Character, Man, Men

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, Today, Responsibility, Tomorrow

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

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

Walk, I Am, Slow, Back, Never, Am

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, Stand, Feet, Place, You, Right

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

Tree, Character, Shadow, Reputation

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, America, Lose, Never, Outside

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

Hope, Time, Best, Patriotism, America

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

Life, Mother, Mother's Day, Me, My Life

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 by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. Abraham Lincoln

Light, Live, I Am, Succeed, Win, Stand

The ballot is stronger than the bullet. - Abraham Lincoln

The ballot is stronger than the bullet. Abraham Lincoln

Politics, Stronger, Bullet, Than, Ballot

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

Recognition, Worry, You, Strive, Worthy

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

Tree, Me, Down, Will, First, Give

When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that's my religion. - Abraham Lincoln

When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that's my religion. Abraham Lincoln

Good, Religion, Feel Good, Feel, Bad

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