Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greate

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of aligning oneself with what is morally right rather than seeking validation from a higher power. The focus is on personal responsibility and ensuring that one's actions are in accordance with ethical principles. Rather than assuming one is favored by God, the quote underscores the need to actively pursue righteousness irrespective of the perceived support or opposition from a divine presence. It asserts the belief that ultimately, being on the side of what is just and right is paramount.

Topics

God

By Abraham Lincoln

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies, for instance.

Beauty

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourse

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

Happiness

I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if

I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.

Music

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.

Marguerite Blessington

Humor

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

Wisdom

I once owned a really, really ugly pair of white leather boo

I once owned a really, really ugly pair of white leather boots. They were so bad. It was back in the '80s! It was just a really tacky fashion choice when I was in middle school, and I thought it was cool. I'm really embarrassed.

Jordana Brewster

Cool

Americans oppose Obamacare because they understand that it i

Americans oppose Obamacare because they understand that it is inconsistent with our liberties and our idea of limited government and that it will destroy the best health care system in the world.

Health

A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty k

A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.

Friends

Two words. Three vowels. Four constenants. Seven letters. It

Two words. Three vowels. Four constenants. Seven letters. It can either cut you open to the core and leave you in ungodly pain or it can free your soul and lift a tremendous weight off you shoulders. The phrase is: It's over.

Love Words Heartbreak Letters Breaking Up

Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improv

Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a higher one.

Action(s)

Nothing so much prevents our being natural as the desire to

Nothing so much prevents our being natural as the desire to seem so.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Appearance