Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the presidency.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors of bullets.

I bring to this great work a heart filled with love for my country and an honest desire to do what is right.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

If we could first know where we are and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do and how to do it.

I do the very best I know how -- the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things your special case requires to make you happy; but, my friend, these I reckon will give you a good lift.

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this office.

Without the assistance of the Divine Being... I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail.