Abraham Lincoln

"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones."

"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other."

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

"I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me."

"Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it."

"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones."

"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter usfrom the support of a cause we believe to be just."

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

"All I have learned, I learned from books."

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day."

"It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him."

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

"I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God."

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."

"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."

"I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all."

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

"In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement."

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"