ABRAHAM LINCOLN

"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."

"Every man's happiness is his own responsibility."

"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."

"Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong."

"Nothing will divert me from my purpose."

"To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own."

"Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves."

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent."

"You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves."

"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."

"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."

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."

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

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be."

"The better part of one's life consists of his friendships."

"We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it."

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it."

"Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself."

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

"Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing."

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."