Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always pluc

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. – Abraham Lincoln

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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power. – Abraham Lincoln

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These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have. – Abraham Lincoln

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You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. – Abraham Lincoln

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It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience. – John Henry Newman

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Your best is going to change from moment to moment it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. – Miguel Angel Ruiz

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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full. – Arthur Ashe

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The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you. – Pope John Paul II

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