Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I never encourage deceit, and falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have. The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.

Abraham Lincoln

• Truth
• Friend
• Memory
• Deceit

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• I never encourage deceit, and falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have. The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Truth
  • Friend
  • Memory