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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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John F. Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, Barack Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 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, I Am, Angel

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, Character, Man, Power, 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, Walker

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

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, Tree, Shadow, Reputation

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

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, Best, Hope, Time, America

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, You, Strive, Worthy

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, Will, Never

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, Four

Whatever you are, be a good one. - Abraham Lincoln

Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln

Good, You, Whatever

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? - Abraham Lincoln

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? Abraham Lincoln

Friendship, Friends, Enemies, Destroy

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

Constitution, Men, People, Who, Masters

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