Abraham Lincoln Events Quotations

Only events and not a man's exertions in his own behalf, can make a President

The unpleasant events you are passing from will not have been profitless to you.

Resolve to be honest at all events: and if in your judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.