Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Abraham Lincoln

Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.
Abraham Lincoln

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.
Abraham Lincoln

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

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser than he was yesterday.
Abraham Lincoln