Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

“I will prepare and some day my chance will come.”

“When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.”

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”

“I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

“Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.”

“As our case is new, we must think and act anew.”

“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.”

““Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” ―”