Lincoln on Living

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln (born on this date in 1809)

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February 12, 2014

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” -Abraham Lincoln (born on this date in 1809)

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