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

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Abraham Lincoln

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
Abraham Lincoln

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Abraham Lincoln

Everybody likes a compliment.
Abraham Lincoln

I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
Abraham Lincoln

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my axe.
Abraham Lincoln

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
Abraham Lincoln

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

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln