The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln Quotes
No.	Quotation	Last Name	First Name	Source
1	I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
2	I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
3	I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer who remarked to a companion once that 'it was not best to swap horses while crossing stream	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
4	Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
5	The probability that we may fall in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just; it shall not deter me	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
6	In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
7	Property is the fruit of labor...property is desirable...is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the ho	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
8	Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser - in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
9	We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word many mean for some	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
10	I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to o	Lincoln	Abraham	The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

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