Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only th

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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In the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln

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Life
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Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total banishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems not now an open question. Three-fourths of mankind confess the affirmative with their tongues, and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts. – Abraham Lincoln

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Drinking
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Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. – Abraham Lincoln

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He guided the passions of others, because he was master of his own. – Ebenezer Grant Marsh

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

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A statesman of the school of sound common sense, and a philanthropist of the most practical type, a patriot without a superior – his monument is a country preserved. – C.S. Harrington

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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio speech, 26 October 1939

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A well-spent day brings happy sleep. – Leonardo da Vinci

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There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating. – Frederick Delius

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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth. – Ramakrishna

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Yeah, I left Idaho at 17. You know, I graduated high school a year early and just, you know, the typical story, packed up my car and moved out. – Aaron Paul

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