Lincoln: A Book of Quotations Paperback - 2016
by Lincoln, Abraham
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- Title Lincoln: A Book of Quotations
- Author Lincoln, Abraham
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications
- Date 2016
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0486806073I3N00
- ISBN 9780486806075 / 0486806073
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5 x 0.5 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 1.27 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Presidents - United States, Lincoln, Abraham
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016462522
From the rear cover
"All I have learned, I learned from books," declared Abraham Lincoln--and this book offers ample learning from the sixteenth president's wise and often witty remarks. Drawn from speeches, letters, and other sources, these thoughts and opinions range from considerations of human nature and spirituality to the burdens and privileges of the presidency along with many other topics of enduring interest.
Selections include comments on morality ("It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.") and the pursuit of happiness ("Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.") as well as friendship ("I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down."), human frailty ("It's not me who can't keep a secret. It's the people I tell that can't."), and other thought-provoking subjects.