{"id":6401,"date":"2023-05-15T01:51:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T04:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selectedreads.com\/?p=6401"},"modified":"2023-05-15T01:51:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T04:51:31","slug":"33-abraham-lincoln-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectedreads.com\/33-abraham-lincoln-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"33 Abraham Lincoln Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


As an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, I’ve always been fascinated by his words of wisdom that continue to resonate with us today. Like many of you, I’ve come across countless quotes online attributed to this great leader, but it’s not always easy to verify their accuracy. In our fast-paced digital world, it’s quite common for quotes to be misattributed or altered from their original form.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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With that in mind, I wanted to share a collection of genuine Lincoln quotes that have been thoroughly researched and authenticated. To ensure their credibility, I turned to the official Presidential Library and Museum website<\/a>, a reliable source dedicated to preserving and disseminating the political and cultural history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the following blog post, I will share a carefully curated selection of popular Abraham Lincoln quotes that I’ve gathered from this reputable source. I believe that these quotes will offer valuable insights into Lincoln’s character, wisdom, and timeless vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, I wanted to share a collection of genuine Lincoln quotes that have been thoroughly researched and authenticated. To ensure their credibility, I turned to the official Presidential Library and Museum website<\/a>, a reliable source dedicated to preserving and disseminating the political and cultural history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the following blog post, I will share a carefully curated selection of popular Abraham Lincoln quotes that I’ve gathered from this reputable source. I believe that these quotes will offer valuable insights into Lincoln’s character, wisdom, and timeless vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Explore more quotes from popular books]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, join me in exploring the thoughts and ideas of one of America’s greatest presidents, as we delve into the treasure trove of wisdom he has left behind. I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I have, and that the words of Abraham Lincoln will inspire and encourage you in your own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.”My opinion is that you had better not do it. You have not been accustomed to hardship, and it may be more severe than you now immagine.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. “Nothing would make me more miserable than to believe you miserable \u2013 nothing more happy, than to know you were so.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. “Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. “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.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. “It is an old maxim and a very sound one, that he that dances should always pay the fiddler.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. “I have now come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying; and for this reason; I can never be satisfied with any one who would be blockhead enough to have me.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. “I am willing to pledge myself in black and white to cut my own throat from ear to ear, if, when I meet you, you shall seriously say, that you believe me capable of betraying my friends for any price.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. “The negroes were strung together precisely like so many fish upon a trot-line. In this condition they were being separated forever from the scenes of their childhood, their friends, their fathers and mothers, and brothers and sisters …”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. “Remember in the depth and even the agony of despondency, that very shortly you are to feel well again.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. “Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion \u2026 and you allow him to make war at pleasure.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. “The way for a young man to rise, is to improve himself every way he can, never suspecting that any body wishes to hinder him.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. “Suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. “The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. “A free people, in times of peace and quiet \u2013 when pressed by no common danger \u2013 naturally divide into parties.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. “If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that “all men are created equal;” and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man’s making a slave of another.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Related:<\/strong>Best Quotes by Benjamin Franklin<\/a>]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. “I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist.\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. “I claim not to be more free from errors than others \u2013 perhaps scarcely so much.\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. “By all means, don\u2019t say ‘If I can’; say ‘I will.'”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. “The smallest problems are often the most difficult things to deal with.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. “The cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred, defeats.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. “Writing \u2026 is the great invention of the world.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. “Stand by your principles; stand by your guns; and victory complete and permanent is sure at the last.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. “Twenty-five years ago, I was a hired laborer. The hired laborer of yesterday, labors on his own account today; and will hire others to labor for him tomorrow. Advancement \u2013 improvement in conditions \u2013 is the order of things in a society of equals.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. “Every head should be cultivated \u2026”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. “Heads are regarded as explosive materials, only to be safely kept in damp places, as far as possible from the peculiar sort of fire which ignites them.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. “If I fail, it will be for lack of ability, and not of purpose.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. “I promise you that I shall unselfishly try to deal fairly with all men and all shades of opinion among our friends.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. “Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. “Although bad Laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still while they continue in force, for the sake of example, they should be religiously observed.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. “If you wish to be a Lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get books, sit down anywhere, and go to reading for yourself. That will make a Lawyer of you quicker than any other way.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. “There are more mines above the Earth\u2019s surface than below it. All nature \u2013 the whole world, material, moral, and intellectual \u2013 is a mine.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. “Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.”\u2015\u00a0Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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