You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

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

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a mans character give him power.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

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

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it the tree is the real thing.

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

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

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

I do the very best I know how – the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

Dont worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Whatever you are be a good one.

I am a slow walker but I never walk back.

I am not bound to win but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right and stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

When I do good I feel good when I do bad I feel bad and thats my religion.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place then stand firm.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother.

I remember my mothers prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

My great concern is not whether you have failed but whether you are content with your failure.