The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling…

Abraham Lincoln
789 citations
The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done. ✨ Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 by Abraham Lincoln, New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press, 1953.
Politics
12

More Author Quotes

If as the friends of colonization hope, the present and coming generations of our countrymen shall by any means, succeed in freeing our land from the dangerous presence of slavery; and, at the same t … ▶
It is a good face. I am glad this war is over at last.
The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.
I think that if anything can be proved by natural theology, it is that slavery is morally wrong. God gave man a mouth to receive bread, hands to feed it, and his hand has a right to carry bread to hi … ▶
I told myself, Lincoln, you can never make a lawyer if you do not understand what demonstrate means. So I left my situation in Springfield, went home to my father's house, and stayed there till I cou … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes