I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have …

Abraham Lincoln
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I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2012). The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition), p.1275, Jazzybee Verlag
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I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2012). The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition), p.1275, Jazzybee Verlag

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