Quote by Abraham Lincoln
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, its best to let him run. – Abraham Lincoln

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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. – Abraham Lincoln

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My old father used to have a saying: If you make a bad bargain, hug it all the tighter. – Abraham Lincoln

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There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority. – Orison Swett Marden

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It is best to live however one can be. – Sophocles

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Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process. – Stephen King

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