Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 7, 1862
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Said by
Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois
Source
nps.gov

Editor's note · Context

A reflection on the value of hard work and initiative.

Share & report

More from Abraham Lincoln

Feb 12, 1865

of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indicated.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Feb 7, 1865

The pending call is not for three hundred thousand men subject to fair credits, but is for three hundred thousand remaining after all fair credits have been deducted.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Feb 7, 1865

He disclaims all right of the Executive to interfere in any way in the matter of canvassing or counting electoral votes.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Mar 3, 1865

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.

nps.gov

Other voices in this conversation