A THREAD on timeless inspiring quotes by Abraham Lincoln:
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Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.
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Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.
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It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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All I have learned, I learned from books.
All I have learned, I learned from books.
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
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Investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
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Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.
Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.
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The most altruistic man is the most selfish.
The most altruistic man is the most selfish.
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You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.
You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.
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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.
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Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
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The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
