#abraham

No man made great by death offers more hope to lowly pride than does Abraham Lincoln; for while living he was himself so simple as often to be dubbed a fool. ↗

— Thomas Vernor Smith

#abraham lincoln #death #does #dubbed #fool

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

— Thomas Goodwin

#also #both #generations #jews #privilege

I know not how to aid you, save in the assurance of one of mature age, and much severe experience, that you can not fail, if you resolutely determine, that you will not. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#inspirational #age

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#gardening #self-sufficiency #art

When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union’s side, Lincoln’s unvarying response was that what was really important was whether they were on God’s side. ↗

— Joe L. Wheeler

#faith #god #history #courage

So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief; Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard, And to thy Lord turn [all] thy attention. ↗

— Anonymous

#allah #god #islam #mercy #quran

Man’s glory lies not, Lincoln thought, in ‘his goodness,’ for this is often nonexistent. He derives glory, instead, from his being made in the image of the Living God. ↗

— Joe L. Wheeler

#faith #god #goodness #courage

Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will. ↗

— Joe L. Wheeler

#courage #faith #god #courage

But humans disappoint. Adam, in tasting the fruit, indicates that he prefers Eve to God, so God banishes them. ↗

— Bruce Feiler

#god #faith

Extermination of city could be prevented by presence of a few who have faith of God. ↗

— Toba Beta

#sodom-and-gomorrah #faith