In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
The strongest timber in the forest is not the one that is most sheltered, but the one that endures the storm.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Every man is a product of his environment.
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.
Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
Our defense is in the situation of the enemy; we shall attack him where he is unprepared.
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.
Human nature will not change.
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.’
You cannot fail if you but try.
I would rather be a man of principle than a man of convenience.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
We must not be enemies.
I have a higher aim.
In the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Achieving a goal is not the end; its the beginning of your next journey.
Persistence is the key to success.
Let not your heart be troubled.