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> [“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, bees in the sun and the flowers on a green hillside. Teach him it is far…](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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## 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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