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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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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
Shadow
Tree
Character
Think
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Abraham Lincoln
Future
Today
You
Tomorrow
Escape
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham Lincoln
Me
Tree
Down
Will
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abraham Lincoln
Time
You
People
Fool
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
Abraham Lincoln
God
Always
Right
Side
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
Strength
You
Place
Feet
Stand
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.
Abraham Lincoln
Man
Thoughts
New
Books
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
I Am
Win
Live
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
Abraham Lincoln
Education
Government
School
Will
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
People
Congress
Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.
Abraham Lincoln
You
Worry
Recognition
Strive
Worthy
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
Good
Man
Business
You
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
Abraham Lincoln
Man
Proud
Place
Live
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln
Happiness
Happy
Minds
Make
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