Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States.
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Mount Rushmore Presidents Quotes
Mount Rushmore National Monument is located in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The sculptured figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln stand watch.
George Washington (1789-1797)
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.
Trivia’s Facts and More (2/17)
This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
Brain Teaser Question
A king, a queen, and two twins all rest in a large room. How are there no people in the room?
(answer found at the end of this post)
Featured Facts
Many historians consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest of all Presidents of the United States. The 16th President held the Union together during the American Civil War.
Here are a few quick facts about Abraham Lincoln:
- Political party: Republican (years earlier with the Whigs)
- State represented: Illinois (home in Springfield)
- LIfespan: 1809-1865
- Birthplace: Hodgeville, Kentucky
America’s 16th President was self-educated and practiced law in his adult life. He was the first President elected to two terms in office since Andrew Jackson was re-elected in 1832.
Standing at a height of 6 feet, 4 inches, Lincoln was the tallest President. One of his nicknames was “Honest Abe.” This name was given to him after he repaid a debt that he owed.
At the height of the Civil War, Lincoln’s vision to end slavery in the United States was brought to fruition when his Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. Because of this event, Lincoln was also nicknamed “The Great Emancipator.”
When Lincoln was elected President in 1860, he was still clean-shaven. Upon receiving a letter from 11-year old Grace Bedell from New York state, he decided to follow her suggestion to lengthen his whiskers. Lincoln became the first President to wear a full beard.
Lincoln faced numerous setbacks during his life. These only tempered his attitude and resolve for what would await him when he arrived at the White House in 1861. Many of the southern states were already seceding from the Union before his inauguration.
A summary of some of Lincoln’s most notable setbacks follows.
1832: Defeated in election to the Illinois state legislature
1833: Village store purchased fails (bringing heavy debt to Lincoln and his partner)
1835: His sweetheart, Ann Rutledge, died unexpectedly.
1836: Experienced a nervous breakdown
1843: Defeated in nomination attempt to the U.S. House of Representatives
1854: Defeated in election to the United States Senate
1858: Defeated in election to the United States Senate
It’s ironic that Lincoln defeated his 1858 Senate opponent, Stephen A. Douglas, in the Presidential Election of 1860.
top row: with full beard, lincoln as president. clean-shaven lincoln before his election in 1860. Middle row: in the field, Lincoln meets with Union general george p. Mcclellan. lincoln’s log cabin birthplace in Kentucky and Lincoln family home in Springfield, Illinois. Bottom: Lincoln’s tomb in Springfield. (photographs courtesy of pinterest.)
Answer to Brain Teaser Question
They are all beds.
Abraham Lincoln Quotes
It is a delicate matter to oppose the wishes of a friend.
The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln Quotes
I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence. (Speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1861, as Lincoln’s train made a scheduled stop while traveling to Washington, DC for his Inauguration)
This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. (Final words of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, given on November 19, 1863, when he spoke during the commemoration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
Mount Rushmore Presidents Quotes
Mount Rushmore National Monument is located in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The sculptured figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln stand watch.
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can is nothing.
Mount Rushmore Presidents Quotes
Mount Rushmore National Monument is located in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The sculptured figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln stand watch.
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
Behind the cloud the sun is still shining.
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.
Mount Rushmore Presidents Quotes
Mount Rushmore National Monument is located in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The sculptured figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln stand watch.
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
Mount Rushmore Presidents Quotes
Mount Rushmore National Monument is located in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The sculptured figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln stand watch.
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
You must remember that some things legally right are not morally right.
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.
Motivational Words
The key word is “Accomplish.”
Abraham Lincoln
You be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.
Muhammad Ali
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
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