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"61 Benjamin Lincoln Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 24 January 1733. Died: 9 May 1810 | Soldier |

It is a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines or old laws, but to break up both and make new ones.

Quality Revolutions Go Lines
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It is a great piece of folly to attempt to make anything out of my early life.
Great Folly Makes Early
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It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.

Happened Ages World Labored
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No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.

Policy Rest Philosophical Opinion
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It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

Dedicated Great Task Honored
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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

Ready Reason Man Spend
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The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.

Assertion Men Created Equally
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In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.

Great Contest God Claims
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These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

Men Fairness Only Power
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He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Mold Public Sentiment Statutes
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With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
Public Sentiment Nothing Fail
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
Highest Art Religious Greatest
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Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Ballots Rightful Peacefula Successors
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If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.

First Know Tending Judge
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I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

Believe Men Universal Acknowledged
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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
I Care Man Religion
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I am like a man so busy in letting rooms in one end of his house, that he can't stop to put out the fire that is burning the other.

Rooms End House Like
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Let the people on both sides keep their self-possession, and just as other clouds have cleared away in due time, so will this, and this great nation shall continue to prosper as before.

People Self-possession Clouds Nation
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
Old Poet Truth Daughter
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We can succeed only by concert. It is not, 'Can any of us imagine better,' but, 'Can we all do better?'

Succeed Concert Imagine Do
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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

Concern God Side Greatest
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I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life.
Born Remained Humble Life
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Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.

Never Litigation Man Scarcely
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To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

Victory Right Bloody Bullets
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In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say.

Sad World Sorrow Young
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If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

Forffeit Confidence Fellow Citizens
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Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
Avoid Popularity Have Peace
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

Stand Right Goes Wrong
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If I like a thing, it just sticks after once reading it or hearing it.

Like Thing Stick Reading
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Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold

Gold Good Loving Brave
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me
Woman Thing Afraid Hunt
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I pass my life in preventing the storm from blowing down the tent, and I drive in the pegs as fast as they are pulled up.

I Pass Life Preventing
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The people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them when they are invaded.

People Right Asset Maintain
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

Hope Stand Enough Backward
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True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety.
True Patriotism Better Wrong
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He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Slave Consent Freedom Deserve
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I learned a great many years ago that in a fight between husband and wife, a third party should never get between the woman's skillet and the man's ax-helve.

Learned Great Years Fight
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There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.

Grievance Fit Object Law
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I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others.

Talked Great Men Differ
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Never regret what you don't write.
Never Regret Write
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

Proud Live Man Place
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With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.

Fearful Strain Night Day
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public Sentiment Fail Nothing
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
Time Public Man Best
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Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Marriage Heaven Hell Simply
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Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

Everyone Desire Live Long
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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

Friend Same Enemies You
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
Government People Shall Perish
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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Folks Happy Minds
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When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
Hear Preach See Act
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Benjamin Lincoln Quotes & Sayings