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During the American Civil War President Lincoln visited a camp hospital to comfort the wounded soldiers. There he saw a sixteen-year-old boy who was about to die. Taking the soldier’s hands, Lincoln asked, “What can I do for you, my boy?”
The soldier responded, “Would you write a letter to my mother for me?” Lincoln got pen and paper and wrote a long letter at his dictation.
Then he asked, “Is there anything else I can do for you?” “Won’t you stay with me?” the boy pleaded. “I want to hold your hand.”
Lincoln realized that the soldier was afraid to die, so he sat by the bed and held his hand. After two hours the breathing stopped. Lincoln folded the soldier’s arms across his breast and left the hospital weeping.
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Abraham Lincoln's Quotes
* Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
* Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
* Whatever you are, be a good one.
* I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
* I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
* America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
* A house divided against itself cannot stand.
* Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
* Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
* Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
-----------------------------* My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. The Dalai Lama of Tibet* The size of a leader is determined by:
the depth of his convictions
the height of his vision, and
the breath of his love. D.N. Jackson* One of the greatest gifts leaders can give their people is hope.* Don’t curse the darkness--light a candle! Truong Mealy* People support what they help create.* A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.
* There are two quick ways to disaster: taking nobody’s advice and taking everybody’s advice.
* Leadership is production, not position.
* Example is not the main thing in influencing others--it’s the only thing. Albert Schweitzer
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