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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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> [no man who is resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention, still less can he afford to take the consequences, including the vitiation of his temper and the loss of self control, yield to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/no-man-who-is-resolved-to-make-the-most-of-himself-can-spare-time-for/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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