A President’s Wisdom
I have long admired Abraham Lincoln, and was reminded of the many words of wisdom he left behind while looking through Whitebinder. In seventh grade I memorized the Gettysburg Address, and have always remembered it as being such a strong yet emotional speech. In eighth grade I toured Washington DC with my class and loved the Lincoln Memorial. It is beautiful, peaceful, powerful, and to me Abraham Lincoln sitting in that large chair is the epitome of presidential. In 2003 our family visited Washington DC and I took this picture of Hunter and Emma.
Here are some of my favorite quotes attributed to Mr. Lincoln:
“Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.”
“We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.”
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.”
“Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
“The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.”
I too have admired him, he was an incredible man, and I always loved that quote about making up your own mind about your own happiness, it’s so true! Great post Amy! And I love the pic, Hunter and Emma are so cute!
I am surpriesd at how much my kids know about the former presidents. They really like Lincoln and talk about him quite a bit. They would love to go see the Lincoln Memorial. I am really glad my kids are learning about the presidents at such a young age. I memorized the Gettysburg Address too when I was in juinor high. I still remember some of it and think it wouldn’t take long to memorize what I have forgotten.
That’s neat they got to go see it.
I love Lincoln too. Because there was no media at the time I think most people don’t appreciate his wisdom. Dad has a great book you’ll have to read while you’re here, or borrow.