by David K.
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April 29, 2007

Abraham Lincoln Quote - 12/29/07

December 29, 2007 08:01 AM EST
views: 99 | rating: 9.9/10 (22 votes) | comments: 50

If you look for the bad in people, you will surely find it.

Abraham Lincoln
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Comments: 50

Chick J. Dec 29, 2007, 8:02am EST
So true.
Chuck M. Dec 29, 2007, 8:06am EST
Good one!
Beverly T. Dec 29, 2007, 8:08am EST
He's right. So let's look for the good in people. Let's buck the trend and start a new fad!

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David K. Dec 29, 2007, 8:10am EST
Beverly - agreed. And this is a good time since everyone is making their New Year's resolutions!
Steve B. Dec 29, 2007, 8:18am EST
Can you imagine a politician saying this today? Especially to the media?
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 8:20am EST
Steve - unfortunately, every utterance of politicians today is parsed to the point where they are afraid to actually speak outside their talking points.
Philip Dimabo Brown Dec 29, 2007, 8:29am EST
He is my star mate...
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 8:30am EST
Philip - mine too!
Michelle W. Dec 29, 2007, 8:36am EST
Another Lincoln quote that I like, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Today, I choose to be happy.

Great quote!

Peace!
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 8:39am EST
An excellent quote - and sentiment - Michelle. Let us all make up our minds to be happy!
Ana S. Dec 29, 2007, 9:09am EST
so very true!!
Ana S. Dec 29, 2007, 9:10am EST
I like it michelle!!
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 9:11am EST
Welcome Ana - you look lovely today.
Alta B. Dec 29, 2007, 9:26am EST
A very true quote. Today I think it would read "You don't have to look for the bad in a person to find it"
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 9:28am EST
Alta - we have a propensity to see bad even when there is good...it's a matter of what we focus on in our own lives.
shannon k. Dec 29, 2007, 9:39am EST
another good quote
Chaloobi X. Dec 29, 2007, 10:04am EST
Ain't that the truth.
donna h. Dec 29, 2007, 10:17am EST
Such a truthful quote
JoAnne D. Dec 29, 2007, 10:43am EST
Good rule of thumb and a wise thing to do before the election.
Stephanie B. Dec 29, 2007, 10:53am EST
Amen. The opposite is often also true.
Wurdzgurl !!! Dec 29, 2007, 11:01am EST
Along with this I'd like to toss in Goethe's

If we take people only as they are, then we make them worse; if we treat them as if they were what they should be, then we bring them to where they can be brought.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 11:03am EST
Wurdzgurl - very nice addition...welcome to the fold

(wait, I think I found it)!!!
Alison H. Dec 29, 2007, 11:09am EST
Cool quote!
Nancy S. Dec 29, 2007, 11:29am EST
So true. You bring out in people what you expect to find.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 11:40am EST
I'm glad I'm back too Debby
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 11:40am EST
Maria - should be a request in progress
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 11:41am EST
This quote is a good one for the New Year to remind us (me) to look for the good in people, including myself.
Ivan N. Dec 29, 2007, 11:57am EST
It's usually very easy to find the bad in someone. Most people hide the good, often for the purpose of not seeming 'wimpy'.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 12:05pm EST
Ivan - so true, unfortunately. You'd think that we would want to show the world our good sides.
Umar, Abu Nurain Dec 29, 2007, 12:08pm EST
One of those certain truths.
Stephanie B. Dec 29, 2007, 1:06pm EST
Isn't it a sad reflection on society, that many equate good or compassionate with wimpy?

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
- Mahatma Gandhi

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Perhaps it is being good when those around you speak evil that truly takes the most courage, the most strength, the most soul.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 1:12pm EST
Stephanie - Absolutely! Gandhi epitomizes strength through calm. And to paraphrase a modern classic (the original Spiderman comic book):

"With great power there must also come - great responsibility"
Danielle P. Dec 29, 2007, 1:13pm EST
So true and I do believe the opposite is true too.
Yvette F. Dec 29, 2007, 1:48pm EST
Yes, and true about looking for the good in people. Someone once told me, find something to love about everyone you know.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 1:50pm EST
Yvette - I always look for something to love...
Susan B. Dec 29, 2007, 1:56pm EST
Thanks for the reminder!
Larry M. Dec 29, 2007, 2:05pm EST
That isn't the bad that bothers me. It's the bad that comes as a surprise that worries me.
Heather W. Dec 29, 2007, 4:38pm EST
Great quote and so true.
Robin L. Dec 29, 2007, 9:00pm EST
I love Abraham Lincoln. His quotes are so profound and especially for the day and age at the time. Keep posting them.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 9:15pm EST
Thanks Robin. I will definitely keep posting them. :)
becky soccer mom x1 p. Dec 29, 2007, 9:16pm EST
another good one
thanks
K D. Dec 29, 2007, 10:33pm EST
Isn't that the truth! Also, it keeps us in a negative mode when we are continually thinking negative thoughts.
David K. Dec 29, 2007, 10:50pm EST
KD - I'm guilty of it myself, but I guess this is as good a time as any to resolve to think positively.
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Dec 29, 2007, 11:59pm EST
It's a truth but people don't follow...
Erika S. Dec 31, 2007, 5:40pm EST
truer words were never spoken. Thanks for sharing another great Lincoln quote.
David K. Dec 31, 2007, 5:48pm EST
Bhawana and Erika - hard to follow...important to follow :)

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