Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for…

Abraham Lincoln
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Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite ✨ Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path, p.62, Simon and Schuster
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Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite ✨ Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path, p.62, Simon and Schuster

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