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)"
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."
"My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read."
"Let no feeling of discouragement preyupon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed."
"You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose."