Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power. – Abraham Lincoln
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. – Abraham Lincoln
Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality. – Abraham Lincoln
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln