A house divided against itself cannot stand.Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Quotes on Wisdom
What did Abraham Lincoln have to say about wisdom? This page gathers 22 quotes by Abraham Lincoln on wisdom from the QuotePlace collection — every one drawn from the site's Wisdom topic, in one place. About the author: Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) — U.S. President.
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.Abraham Lincoln
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.Abraham Lincoln
The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.Abraham Lincoln
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
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.Abraham Lincoln
Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.Abraham Lincoln
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.Abraham Lincoln
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.Abraham Lincoln
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.Abraham Lincoln
We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.Abraham Lincoln
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
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.Abraham Lincoln
If I had two faces, would I be wearing this one?Abraham Lincoln
I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.Abraham Lincoln
We cannot escape history.Abraham Lincoln
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.Abraham Lincoln
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
He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.Abraham Lincoln
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.Abraham Lincoln
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.Abraham Lincoln