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. How far I shall succeed in gratifying... St. Nicholas - Página 130editado por - 1906Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 404 páginas
...first public speech.] Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or riot, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young, and unknown to many of you.... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 410 páginas
...Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, l can say for one that l have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed...by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far l shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. l am young, and unknown to most... | |
| Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1908 - 328 páginas
...think this letter was likely to influence them? Why? Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young, and unknown to many of you.... | |
| Francis Grant Blair - 1908 - 80 páginas
...people of Sangamon county, issued March 9, 1832.] "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young, and unknown to many of you.... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1908 - 148 páginas
...TEMPLE SCOTT. Introduction HUMAN NATURE AND CHARACTER EVERY man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young and unknown to many of you.... | |
| Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 762 páginas
...I shall be ready to announce them. "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it is true or not, I can say for one, that I have no other...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young, and unknown to many of you.... | |
| Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 764 páginas
...I shall be ready to announce them. " Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it is true or not, I can say for one, that I have no other...rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. I am young, and unknown to many of you.... | |
| 1908 - 446 páginas
...NO AMBITION SO GREAT AS TRUE ESTEEM. "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether that be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no...fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem." — Lincoln Speech, 1832. The Haunted Palace BY EDGAR ALLAN FOB. These verses are published in "The... | |
| 1908 - 670 páginas
...public speech, March. 1832 — he was but twentythree : 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 gwat as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.... | |
| Denton Jaques Snider - 1908 - 584 páginas
...line. (4) There is a personal touch in the final paragraph which declares his highest ambition to be "that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem." Certainly this gives a little glimpse into Lincoln's earliest aspiration, though "I was born and have... | |
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