Whoever is ready and willing to work, will have work; and the more he does, the more work will come to him. Work does not seek the idle man, but thrusts itself upon the industrious one.
Abraham Lincoln Portrait by Matthew Brady
c. 1860
Carte de visite of Lincoln. Carte de visite was a type of small photograph. Each photograph was the size of a calling card, and such photographs were commonly traded amongst friends and visitors in the 1860s.Signed by Lincoln. Image taken by Brady. Brady is known for being one of the earliest photographers to record the CIvil War.
