Make the world a better place than you found it

"Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow."

~Abraham Lincoln

Make up your mind

"Lincoln in Red, White, and Blue" 
by Ted Mallory, watercolor, 2004

"Most folks are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

~Abraham Lincoln