Quote by Abraham Lincoln
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to per

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot. – Abraham Lincoln

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I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. – Abraham Lincoln

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This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it. – Abraham Lincoln

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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. – Abraham Lincoln

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Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. – Peter F. Drucker

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It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. – Aeschylus

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Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth. – Mohandas Gandhi

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A liar is always lavish of oaths. – Pierre Corneille

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