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RE: A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln - RJNorton - 07-02-2014 01:33 PM
(07-02-2014 10:06 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Speaking of flowers - several websites attribute the following quote to A. L., but I've never seen a source: "All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind." May I ask for your thoughts/knowledge on this?
IMO it is probably not an actual Lincoln quote. Like you, Eva, I have seen it attributed to Lincoln, but I've never come across a legitimate source.
RE: A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln - Eva Elisabeth - 07-03-2014 05:40 PM
Thanks for your opinion! I really wonder how it comes that so many "misquotations" become that deep-seated.