Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

By: Abraham Lincoln 

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

By: Abraham Lincoln 

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

By: Abraham Lincoln 

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

By: Abraham Lincoln 

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

By: Abraham Lincoln 

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years.

By: Abraham Lincoln 

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

By: Abraham Lincoln 

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

By: Abraham Lincoln