 Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.  Speech and Scrap Book for Speakers - Page 2861924 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1906 - 598 pages
...contained in the closing paragraph. " Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition," he wrote. " Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall sutceed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young, and unknown to many of you.... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1882 - 430 pages
...me. However, upon the subjects of which I have treated I have spoken as I have thought. . . . Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem." His opponents made fun of his appearance wherever he spoke ; and it must be confessed that there was... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - 1888 - 718 pages
...shall be ready to renounce them. (Address to the people of Sangamon County in 1832 or 1833.) Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. (Address to the people of Sangamon County, 1832 or 1833.) The institution of slavery is founded on... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - 1891 - 414 pages
...wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them. . . . Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. . . . I was born, and have ever remained, in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or powerful relations... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 280 pages
...times wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous I shall be ready to renounce them. Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far 1 shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young and unknown to many... | |
 | David Decamp Thompson - 1894 - 250 pages
...wishes to hinder him." XX "Suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation." XX "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem." XX " Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature — opposition to it in his love of justice."... | |
 | David Decamp Thompson - 1894 - 248 pages
...wishes to hinder him." XX " Suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation." XX "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. "Whether...fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem." XX " Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature — opposition to it in his love of justice."... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 444 pages
...upon the questions of the day : " Every man is said to have his precious ambition," he observed, " and whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that...no other so great as that of being truly esteemed by my fellow men by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying... | |
 | Elbridge Streeter Brooks - 1896 - 256 pages
...he concluded his printed address to the voters of Sangamon county. It is typical of the man: " Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...I am young and unknown to many of you. I was born in the humble walks of life. I have no wealth or popular relatives or friends to recommend me. My case... | |
 | 1896 - 624 pages
...wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them. " Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow- ; men by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this... | |
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