Abraham Quotes

Abraham Quote of the day

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.

As we go from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to Mitt Romney, I now understand why the Republicans don't believe in evolution.

I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

The head of every family will be what Abraham was, the patriarch, the priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.

If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words 'I baptise thee in the name of Abraham'.

Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].

What is the good news to the poor? Christ took your poverty at the cross and gave you the riches of Abraham. The chains of poverty have been broken at the cross.

Johnny Cash was the champion of the voiceless, the underdogs and the downtrodden. He was also something of a holy terror, like Abraham Lincoln with a wild side. He represented the best of America.

Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders. Abraham Lincoln once said, 'Since I will be no one's slave, I will be no one's master.'

The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma.

Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.

Always bear in mind that our own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." - Abraham Lincoln6/26"One must have strategies to execute dreams.

In our resolve to build a better world... we seek to summon what Abraham Lincoln called the better angels of our nature.

You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down. Abraham Lincoln said it...

Yes, polygamy is one of the relics of Adam, of Enoch, of Noah, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, David, Solomon, the Prophets, of Jesus, and his apostles.

My grandma would quote Abraham Lincoln all the time: "Whatever you do in life, be a good one."

Moses made mistakes, Abraham made mistakes, David made mistakes, Elijah made mistakes.

If you have been given a word from God, you must continue in that direction until it comes to pass (even twenty five years like Abraham).

Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.

John Adams was a farmer, Abraham Lincoln a small town lawyer. Plato and Socrates were teachers. Jesus was a carpenter. To equate wisdom and judgement with occupation is at best insulting.

It was both Abraham's and the Jews' privilege also that they should have this promise to all generations.

Abraham Lincoln got shot and died, Freed the slaves so they put him on the five.

Honest Abe never lied. That's the good thing. That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you [Hillary Clinton].

To become great, you have to be born great. If you are born again then you are the seed of Abraham. That means you have greatness in you!

[T]he only thing wrong with Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was that it was the South, not the North, that was fighting for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

We have the promise of God's being our God, and of the blessing by Christ for ourselves, as we are Abraham's seed, yet take the whole promise collectively made to him and us.

Gorbachev's stance contrasts admirably with the policy of the sainted Abraham Lincoln, who used massive force and mass murder to force the seceding Southern states to remain in the Union.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, letter to Joseph Gillespie, July 13, 1849 Friendship is insipid to those who have experienced love.

When I was a child I had a crush on Abraham Lincoln. Why I would choose to reveal this, I know not.

And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too.

The last thing a scientist would do is cling to a map because he inherited it from his grandfather, or because it was used by George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.

But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required.

Most of the leading figures of the Old Testament were polygamists. Abraham had several wives and concubines. If they wanted, they could say this was approved in the Bible.

But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.

Abraham Lincoln and Millard Fillmore had the same title. They were both presidents of the United States, but their tenure in office and their legacy could not be more different.

Abraham Lincoln, who said, A house divided... is a condominium. Never got a dinner!

No country has ever fallen while it was truly honoring the god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

We want more men and women who walk with God and before God, like Enoch and Abraham.

There ain't no "baby mama drama" up in this Vortex, homie!

Was not Abraham Lincoln an extremist? - "This nation cannot survive half slave and half free."

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.

How many honest men do you know? Take the sinners away from the saints, you're lucky to end up with Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham: You did not come into this environment to create through action. Instead, your action is meant to be a way in which you enjoy what you have created through thought.

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

We know enough at this moment to say that the God of Abraham is not only unworthy of the immensity of creation; he is unworthy even of man.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement.

My wife told me that in the Bible, Abraham circumcised himself... wow! I can't even get to the bank before it closes.

I was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter.

I want my kids to know that they're just as good and just as American as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, or Dr. Martin Luther King. My worst fear is they will become ordinary.