A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln

[RJNorton]

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.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Thanks for your opinion! I really wonder how it comes that so many "misquotations" become that deep-seated.