Abraham Lincoln

How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Don't listen to anybody. Nobody knows the magic bullet. If they did, they'd sell it and make a fortune. Follow your gut. Follow your instincts. Every once in a while, take a chance.

This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society.

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.