Lincoln: A Book of Quotes (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Blaisdell, Bob

9780486806075: Lincoln: A Book of Quotes (Thrift Editions)

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ISBN 10: 0486806073 ISBN 13: 9780486806075

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc, 2016

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The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln offered sagacious and frequently humorous comments on everything that mattered. "My politics and short and sweet, like the old woman's dance," he remarked, and this volume features his thoughts and opinions concerning human nature, the burdens and privileges of the presidency, and many other topics.

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"All I have learned, I learned from books," declared Abraham Lincoln—and this book offers ample learning from the sixteenth president's wise and often witty remarks. Drawn from speeches, letters, and other sources, these thoughts and opinions range from considerations of human nature and spirituality to the burdens and privileges of the presidency along with many other topics of enduring interest.
Selections include comments on morality ("It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.") and the pursuit of happiness ("Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.") as well as friendship ("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."), human frailty ("It's not me who can’t keep a secret. It's the people I tell that can't."), and other thought-provoking subjects.

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