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> [“It is better to give your path to a dog than to be bitten by him, contesting for the right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-lincoln/it-is-better-to-give-your-path-to-a-dog-than-to-be-bitten-by-him/)

[Abe Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-lincoln/)

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## More by Abe Lincoln

> [“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can excersize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-lincoln/this-country-with-its-institutions-belongs-to-the-people-who-inhabit/)

[Abe Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-lincoln/)

> [“Good things come to those who wait, but only whats left from those who hustle!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-lincoln/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait-but-only-whats-left-from-those-who/)

[Abe Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-lincoln/)

> [“It is better to give your path to a dog than to be bitten by him, contesting for the right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-lincoln/it-is-better-to-give-your-path-to-a-dog-than-to-be-bitten-by-him/)

[Abe Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-lincoln/)

> [“To sin by silnce when they should protest makes cowards of men (and women)...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-lincoln/to-sin-by-silnce-when-they-should-protest-makes-cowards-of-men-and/)

[Abe Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-lincoln/)

> [“Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books...but also give him quiet time to ponder to eternal mystery of birds in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-lincoln/teach-him-if-you-can-the-wonder-of-books-but-also-give-him-quiet-time/)

[Abe Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-lincoln/)

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