Quote by Abraham Lincoln
A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has a

A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the unsolved ones. – Abraham Lincoln

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It has ever been my experience that folks who have no vices, have very few virtues. – Abraham Lincoln

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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. – Abraham Lincoln

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His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him “father.” – Will Rogers

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History, in general, only informs us what bad government is. – Thomas Jefferson

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The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves. – James A. Garfield

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As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadnt occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it. – Sargent Shriver

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