"Whether or not the world would be..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“The human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control.”

“Lamon, that speech won't scour. It is a flat failure and the people are disappointed.”

“If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.”

“My pacifism is not based on any intellectual theory but on a deep antipathy to every form of cruelty and hatred.”

“A dirty joke is not, of course, a serious attack on morality, but it is a sort of mental rebellion, a momentary wish that things were otherwise.”

“You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food, he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved him after. If you love him, it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more?”

“Civilizations proceed from the heart rather than from the head.”

“Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.”

“A grand passion is the privelege of people who have nothing to do.”