Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

—Abraham Lincoln

About Abraham Lincoln

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

More quotations from Abraham Lincoln

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

—Abraham Lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

—Abraham Lincoln

Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

—Abraham Lincoln

The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.

—Abraham Lincoln

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!

—Abraham Lincoln

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

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If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

—William Hazlitt

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To be prepared is half the victory.

—Miguel de Cervantes

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I hear your insults and plan to silence them with my victory.

—Claudia Gray in Stargazer

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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

—Gautama Buddha

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