A tendancy to melancholy...let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a …

Abraham Lincoln
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A tendancy to melancholy...let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (1982). Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit, Peter Pauper Pr
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