Abraham Lincoln Quotes & Sayings

131 most famous Abraham Lincoln quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American president who passed away on 15 April, 1865.

“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”

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

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

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

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

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

“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 best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”

“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”

“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.”