"Next to creating a life the finest..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.
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“I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points wherein I have failed, as in those wherein I have been moderately successful.”
“I told myself, "Lincoln, you can never make a lawyer if you do not understand what demonstrate means." So I left my situation in Springfield, went home to my father's house, and stayed there till I could give any proposition in the six books of Euclid at sight. I then found out what "demonstrate" means, and went back to my law studies.”
“I have no wealthy or popular relations to recommend me.”
More on Humanity
“With empathy you know in your heart that it's not a sign of weakness to attempt to understand that the people we call terrorists have placed the same label on us, and that the use of force will create a counter force, a never-ending saga of killing and hate. Ending war involves cultivating empathy in our policies and the love of God in our hearts. As the Native Americans reminded us: No tree has branches so foolish as to fight among themselves.”
“If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness”
“A huge number of people are going through the process of awakening, some in the early stages, some in later stages, and it's wonderful to see.”
More on Life
“We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make.”
“If you can surf your life rather than plant your feet, you will be happier.”
“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”