More quotes by Abraham Lincoln

"Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible)"
"The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them."
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."