Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was b…

Abraham Lincoln
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Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.99, Library of America
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Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1989). Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46, p.99, Library of America

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