Abraham Lincoln1809–1865The quotations of
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
1809–1865
69 quotes, most often on Slavery, America and War & Peace. Part of the U.S. Presidents collection.
When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.
No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
- Upon proclaiming a National Fast Day (30 March 1863)
- The Cooper Union Address (1860)
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
- Reported in Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln (1867), p. 282
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
Letter to Isham Reavis (5 November 1855)He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.
- Letter to Isham Reavis (5 November 1855)
Often credited to Abraham Lincoln
Quotes often credited to Abraham Lincoln that were said or written by someone else.
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
?UnattributedOften credited to Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Carlyle1795–1881Often credited to Abraham LincolnTo sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox1850–1919Often credited to Abraham Lincoln
