15 Short Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

1. You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."

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

3. If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

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

5. People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

6. You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

7. You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

8. When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

9. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

10. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

11. The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

12. The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

13. No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

14. Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

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