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Abraham Lincoln's Letter by Ubiero(f): 8:03am On Aug 19, 2010 |
Hey,Nairalanders.Please i need a copy of the letter Abraham Lincoln sent to his son's teacher. I got a glimpse of it somewhere and all i remember is this sentence-Teach my son that it is honourable to fail than to cheat. If anybody can lay his/her hands on it, Please write it on this thread for me. |
Re: Abraham Lincoln's Letter by ngel0v3(m): 11:28am On Aug 19, 2010 |
Respected Teacher, My Son will have to learn, I know That all men are not just, all men are not true,but teach him also That for every scoundrel, there is a Hero That for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader Teach him that for every enemy, there is a friend It will take time, I know; but teach him if you can That a doller earned is of far more value than five found Teach him to learn to lose and also enjoy winning Steer him away from envy, if you can Teach him the secret of quiet laughter Let him learn early that the Bullies are easiest to Lick Teach him if you can, the wonder of books, But also give Quiet time to ponder over the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hills - side In school teach him it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat Teach him to have faith in his own ideas even if everyone tells him they are wrong Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with the tough Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the Bandwagon Teach him to listen to all men but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through Teach him, if you can,how to laugh when he is sad Teach him there is no shame in tears Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness Teach him to sell his Brawn and Brain to the highest bidders, but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul Teach him to close his Ears to a Howling Mob, And to stand and Flight If he Thinks he is right Treat him gently; but do not cuddle him because only the test of Fire Makes Fine Steel Let him have the courage to be important Let him have the patience to brave Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind This is a bid order; but see what you can do He is such a fine little fellow, my son. -Abraham Lincoln. "You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them What they could do for themselves." -Abraham Lincoln (SOURCE: Freedom First, May 1989) |
Re: Abraham Lincoln's Letter by kanayo74(m): 2:00pm On Aug 19, 2010 |
a ggod write up. hope our leaders will follow and learn from this. |
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