quote by Abraham Lincoln
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. Address Delivered in Candidacy for the State Legislature. (9 March 1832). I found this quote on page: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#1830s