If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours
sharpening my ax.
— Abraham Lincoln

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound
to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have.
I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him
while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
— Abraham Lincoln

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
— Abraham Lincoln

If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.
— Abraham Lincoln

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see
a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
— Abraham Lincoln

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
— Abraham Lincoln

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
— Abraham Lincoln

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes
cowards out of men.
— Abraham Lincoln

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
— Abraham Lincoln

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy
of recognition.
— Abraham Lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out
and remove all doubt.
— Abraham Lincoln

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether
you are content with your failure.
— Abraham Lincoln

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
— Abraham Lincoln

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
— Abraham Lincoln

A house divided against itself cannot stand.
— Abraham Lincoln