Lincoln Quotes Search by Year 1832 1836 1837 1838 1839 1841 1842 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 Search by Topic Love Inspirational Freedom Politics Humor Leadership Economy Family America Famous Law Religion Tragedy Slavery Morality History Learning About Dred Scott Civil War There are currently 559 quotes in our database. Date Quote Topics Share 04/10/1865 I have always thought ‘Dixie’ one of the best tunes I have ever heard. Our adversaries over the way attempted to appropriate it, but I insisted yesterday that we fairly captured it. Topics: Civil War 04/11/1865 Important principles may, and must, be inflexible. Topics: Morality 04/11/1865 As a general rule, I abstain from reading the reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer. Topics: Leadership 04/11/1865 Bad promises are better broken than kept. Topics: Morality date unknown I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. Topics: Leadership date unknown All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother Topics: Love, Family date unknown Abraham Lincoln is my name / And with this pen I wrote the same / I wrote in both haste and speed / and left it here for fools to read. Topics: Learning, Humor date unknown My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I, a poor nobody then, fell in love with her; and what is more, I have never fallen out. Topics: Love, Family date unknown I think it cannot be shown that when I have once taken a position, I have ever retreated from it. Topics: Leadership date unknown Personally I care nothing about a re-election; but if our divisions defeat us, I fear for the country. Topics: Politics, America 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556