“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.”

“How weak and fruitless must be any word of mine.”

“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”

“Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.”

“you can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time”

“But for this book we could not know right from wrong.”

“If we magnified our successes as much as we magnify our disappointments, we'd all be much happier”

“Yang penting bukan berapa kali aku gagal, tapi yang penting berapa kali aku bangkit dari kegagalan”

“It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words, "And this too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!”

“RESPONSE TO POLITICAL SMEAR TO ROBERT ALLEN New Salem, June 21, 1836 DEAR COLONEL:—I am told that during my absence last week you passed through this place, and stated publicly that you were in possession of a fact or facts which, if known to the public, would entirely destroy the prospects of N. W. Edwards and myself at the ensuing election; but that, through favor to us, you should forbear to divulge them. No one has needed favors more than I, and, generally, few have been less unwilling to accept them; but in this case favor to me would be injustice to the public, and therefore I must beg your pardon for declining it. That I once had the confidence of the people of Sangamon, is sufficiently evident; and if I have since done anything, either by design or misadventure, which if known would subject me to a forfeiture of that confidence, he that knows of that thing, and conceals it, is a traitor to his country’s interest. I find myself wholly unable to form any conjecture of what fact or facts, real or supposed, you spoke; but my opinion of your veracity will not permit me for a moment to doubt that you at least believed what you said. I am flattered with the personal regard you manifested for me; but I do hope that, on more mature reflection, you will view the public interest as a paramount consideration, and therefore determine to let the worst come. I here assure you that the candid statement of facts on your part, however low it may sink me, shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us. I wish an answer to this, and you are at liberty to publish both, if you choose. Very respectfully, A. LINCOLN.”

“Хората са толкова щастливи, колкото съзнанието им позволява.”

“A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.”

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

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

“The loss of enemies does not compensate for the loss of friends.”