Chartacter Quotes

In this sad world of ours,

sorrow comes to all;

and to the young,

it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares.

I have had experience enough to know what I say.

Be courteous to all,

but intimate with few,

and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

I see a picture right now that's not parallel,

so I'm going to go straighten it.

Things must be in order.

Delight in meditation and solitude.

You see, God helps only

people who work hard.

That principle is very clear

With the past,

I have nothing to do;

nor with the future.

I live now.

Your margin is my opportunity.

A friend may well be reckoned

the masterpiece of nature.

I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.

Shoot for the stars,

but keep your feet on the ground.

With my wife I don't get no respect.

I made a toast on her birthday to

the best woman a man ever had.

The waiter joined me.

If you’re going to be thinking,

you might as well think big.

To the best of my judgment, I have labored for,

and not against, the Union.

As I have not felt, so I have not expressed

any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren.

I have constantly declared,

as I really believed, the only difference between

them and us is the difference of circumstances.

We have to be the change we wish to see in the world.

Stand with anybody that stands right,

stand with him while he is right and part with him

when he goes wrong.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing.

Motivation determines what you do.

Attitude determines how well you do it.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Keep your nose out the sky,

keep your heart to God,

and keep your face to the rising sun.

Life is about struggle,

but that struggle shapes you.

This isn't a hobby;

it's a career.