Abraham Lincoln

1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S
LETTER TO HIS SON’S
TEACHER
INTRODUCTION:
Abraham Lincoln asks his
son’s teacher to inculcate
in his son the qualities that
he feels would be the best.
He wants his son to be an
all-rounder, and be a
practical, kind person with
principles instead of just
being a book worm.

2. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS SON’S
TEACHER
1.Firstly, Abraham is stressing that
let his son know that everyone
in this world are not just and
true.
2.Thus, he ask his son’s teacher to
teach his son that:-
a) For every dishonest person,
there is a ‘hero’ ,
b) For every selfish person, there
is a dedicated leader and
c)For every enemy there is a
friend.

3. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS SON’S
TEACHER
3. Lincoln feels that his son should
know the hard realities of life yet
not be negative.
4. Lincoln agrees that to inculcate
such values in life would take a
good deal of time.
5. He wants his son to value hard
earned money instead of getting
greedy for quick money that
would come one’s way.
6. Thus, he says that a dollar
earned is of far more value than

4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS
SON’S TEACHER
7. He wants his son to rejoice
on his victories however not
to lose heart on his losses.
8. Lincoln feels that his son
should not envy(jealous) for
others success but learn and
accept the hidden secrets of
life.
9. He says that let his son
learn early that the bullies are
the one who easily be

5. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO
HIS SON’S TEACHER
10. He wants his son to enjoy
reading books but also
spend time with nature,
learning its secrets and
mysteries.
11. Lincoln requests the
teacher to teach his son to
be honourable in every walk
of life. He wants his son to
learn to fail than to cheat
and win.

6. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS
SON’S TEACHER
14. Lincoln wants his son to have a great
strength of not joining the crowd
blindly while everyone is getting on the
bandwagon.
*Bandwagon: Any popular or
fashionable activity.
15. He says that let his son open up
himself to the suggestions of others and
then filter all that hears on a screen of
truth.
16. Later on let him take only the good
and adopt those values in his life.

7. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS SON’S
TEACHER
17. Lincoln wants his son to learn that laughter
and tears are a part and parcel of the
mankind.
18. Thus, he says that let his son learn how to
laugh when he is sad as there is no shame in
tears.
19. He tells the teacher to teach his son to scoff
at cynics.
*Scoff: To make fun of.
*Cynics: A person who has a low opinion of
most people and most things.

8. 20. Lincoln hopes that his son
will be more professional.
21. His son should be aware of
too much sweetness.(The one
who flatters others)
22. He wants his son to sell his
muscular strength and brain to
the highest bidders. (The one
who pays more)
23. He also warns that never to
put the price tag for his soul.
24. He requests the teacher to
teach his son to turn a deaf ear
towards unworthy people but
always fight for what is right.

9. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS SON’S TEACHER
25. Lincoln wants the teacher to take care
of his son tenderly, however not to
pamper him.
26. The test of fire makes fine steel.
27. In the same manner, only when the
man sees the two parts of the life that is
success and failure than only he can
rejoice the life.
28. Lincoln wants his son to be strong,
courageous, patient and brave.

10. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LETTER TO HIS
SON’S TEACHER
29. He wants his son to be taught to
have awe-inspiring confidence in
himself so he can automatically have
inspiring trust in mankind.
30. Lincoln tells the teacher in his letter
that, whatever he has written is a big
order to achieve; however he trusts the
teacher to do his best on his son,
because his son is a good person.

11. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S
LETTER TO HIS SON’S
TEACHER
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