"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln

🦉 Wisdom

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

Lincoln emphasizes the critical importance of preparation before action.

“There is no failure if you don't give up.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“We do not live for the sake of living, but to do something worth the while.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

— Abraham Lincoln