From the sayings and wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (the sixteenth president of the United States of America):
- It is better for you to remain silent and have others think that you are an idiot, than to speak and confirm those suspicions.
- Enjoy the little things, because the day may come when you realize they were the big things.
- The fact that some are rich proves that others can be rich too, and this encourages work and industry.
- Make an effort to prohibit litigation, and convince your neighbors to solve problems by mutual consent as much as you can. Show them that the winner in name is often the loser in reality, with the loss of fees, expenses, and wasted time. The lawyer, as a mediator and peacemaker, has a great opportunity to be a good person, but as for paid work, there will be Enough of it.
- Women are the only thing I'm afraid of that I know won't hurt me.
- Morals are like a tree, and reputation is like a shadow. The shadow is what we think about, but the tree is the truth.
- Arise, O servants, for you do not see them as adults except because you are prostrating.
- Every person wants to live a long time, but...no one wants to be old.
- My father taught me to work, but he did not teach me to love work.
- I don't like this man, I should get to know him better.
- If you are looking for the bad side in people to find it, you will definitely find it.
- Nothing of value is wasted if we spend enough time mastering it.
- If you can win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his loyal friend.
- I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.
- Most people's happiness is only as much as their minds imagine.
- I do not claim to control the course of events, but I frankly admit that the events controlled me.
- The best way to eliminate an enemy is to make him a friend.
- Brilliance lies in the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
- The best way to repeal a bad law is to enforce it strictly.
- The opinion of the people is everything. With the opinion of the people, nothing disappoints, and without it, nothing succeeds.
- The possibility of defeat in any conflict should not dissuade us from supporting causes that we believe are just.
- Those who deny freedom to others do not deserve it themselves.
- For men to remain silent when they should speak out in protest makes them cowards.
- When you see someone whose nerves are cold and he no longer cares, know that he is numb from excessive pain.
- When I do something good I feel good, and when I do something bad I feel bad, this is my religion.
- Without grudges towards anyone, with affection for everyone, and with firmness in the truth, as God truly shows us, let us strive to accomplish the work we are about to do, and let us heal the nation’s wounds.
- You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.
- My best friend is the one who will give me a book that I have never read before.
- If I wanted to read all the attacks made against me, and respond to them less, I would have to close this place to all other business, but I'm doing the best I know, the best I can, and I mean I'll keep at it until the end, and if it all works out in the end And I was right, for everything that was said about me is worth nothing, but if the end proves me wrong, then if ten angels swore that I was right, it would be of no use.
- Because I am not ready to be a slave, I am not willing to be a master either.
- Voting cards are the proper, peaceful successor to bullets.
- You cannot evade tomorrow's responsibility, by evading today's responsibility.
- Experiences taught me that those who are pure from sins have little virtues.
- It is said that every person has his own ambition, and whether the statement is true or not, I say: I am one and have no ambition greater than to be truly respected by my countrymen, by making myself worthy of their respect.
- The chicken is the smartest animal, it crows after it lays the egg.
- Sir, what worries me is not whether God is on our side or not. What worries me most is whether we are on God’s side because God is always right.
- There is no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy, and no good in wars except their end.
- You can tell a man's greatness by what makes him angry.
- Do I not destroy my enemies? When I make them friends.
- I don't know who my grandfather was; I am more interested in knowing what his grandson will be.
- I always pull out the thorn and plant a rose in a place where I expect it to grow.
- The way to advance is to develop yourself in all possible ways, and never suspect that someone wants to prevent you from doing so.
- You cannot build character and courage in a man if you rob him of his personal initiative and independence.
- A house divided against itself cannot rise.
- Those who deprive others of freedom deserve to be deprived of it themselves, and will not be able to keep it for long, under the rule of a just God.
- To think that everyone is dangerous means that they are not very dangerous.
- Freedom is the desire to be responsible for ourselves.
- Ordinary looking people are the best creatures in the world, so God created this many of them.
- When a shepherd snatches a goat from the clutches of a wolf, the goat considers him a hero, while the wolf considers him a dictator.
- Almost all men can handle difficulties, but if you want to test a man's strength, give him authority.
