Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who impr…

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Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship. ✨ Abraham Lincoln, Roy Prentice Basler, Abraham Lincoln Association (Springfield, Ill.) (1953). Collected works
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