Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not,

I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot. – Abraham Lincoln

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To correct the evils, great and small, which spring from want of sympathy and from positive enmity among strangers, as nations or as individuals, is one of the highest functions of civilization. – Abraham Lincoln

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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth is the daughter of Time. – Abraham Lincoln

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At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. – Abraham Lincoln

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Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. – John F. Kennedy

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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America. – Jimmy Carter

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

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Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. – Thomas Jefferson

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Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken. – Jonathan Swift

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All cases are unique and very similar to others. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis. – Karl Kraus

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