When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my …

Abraham Lincoln
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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1992). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, Plume
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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1992). The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, Plume

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