Quote by Abraham Lincoln
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower whe

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. – Abraham Lincoln

Other quotes by Abraham Lincoln

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln

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Presidents Day
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I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. – Abraham Lincoln

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Hypocrisy
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Other Quotes from
Life
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We make provisions for this life as if it were never to have an end, and for the other life as though it were never to have a beginning. – Joseph Addison

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Life

Autobiographies are only useful as the lives you read about and analyze may suggest to you something that you may find useful in your own journey through life. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Life

I never did a days work in my life. It was all fun. – Thomas A. Edison

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Life

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. – Paulo Coelho

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Life

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God is the tangential point between zero and infinity. – Alfred Jarry

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God

The biggest surprise about our marriage is that Erin was out there. – James Denton

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Marriage

Retirement can be a great joy if you can figure out how to spend time without spending money. – Author Unknown

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Retirement

I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I dont have a lot of sympathy for because Im just going to be with them too long. – Richard Russo

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Sympathy