Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged. ✨ Ge…

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Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged. ✨ Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path, p.30, Simon and Schuster
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Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged. ✨ Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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