With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laug…

Abraham Lincoln
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With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1999). The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations, Gramercy
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