Abraham Lincoln Quotes (130+)

A house divided against itself cannot stand

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew

Its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

You can't escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

It is not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two-thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one-third thinking about what I want to say.