Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Divine WillFaithRighteousness Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
IndividualityPreferencesReading For people who like that kind of a book that is the kind of book they will like.
AuthenticityConvictionsIntegrityMoralsValue You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
FriendshipLossPain If we have no friends, we have no pleasure; and if we have them, we are sure to lose them, and be doubly pained by the loss.
ChangeConflictDivisionPerseveranceUnity A house divided against itself cannot stand I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.
DefenseEmotionPassionReasonSupport Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defense.
EqualityHopeLeadershipResponsibility I happen temporarily to occupy this big White House I am living witness that any one of your children may look to come here as my father's child has.
Difference of OpinionMorality You think slavery is right and should be extended; while we think slavery is wrong and ought to be restricted. That I suppose is the rub. It certainly is the only substantial difference between us.
BeliefFriendshipLoyaltyMotivationSuccess I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.
ConflictDivine WillHuman Purpose The will of God prevails In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God Both may be, and one must be, wrong God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party - and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect His purpose.
CautionHumilityPrudenceStabilityWisdom 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 streams'.
BalanceCompassionForgivenessJusticeMercy I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
AltruismCompassionEmpathyEthicsVirtue I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
EthicsFinancial SystemsPower DynamicsValueWork Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
AutonomyHappinessIndependenceResponsibilitySelf-Ownership Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.
AffectionFriendshipMemoryReconciliationUnity We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
EqualityHopeLibertyPerseverance I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.
FriendshipHonestyTruth I never encourage deceit, and falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have. The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.
CommunicationPerceptionRespectSelf-awarenessTact Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Conservatism What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?
GenerosityGeniusIntemperanceMoral IntegrityVices The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.
DeterminationEffortPerseverance I do the very best I know how-the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
PerspectivePrivate LifePublic Life A farce or comedy is best played; a tragedy is best read at home.