“By general law life and limb must be protected; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but a life is never wisely given to save a limb.Abraham Lincoln
“I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.Abraham Lincoln
“There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two, so that our best judgement of the preponderance between them is continually demanded.Abraham Lincoln
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.Abraham Lincoln
“I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.Abraham Lincoln