"I would rather marry a good man, a……" — Mary Todd Lincoln
"I would rather marry a good man, a man of mind, with a hope and bright prospects ahead for position, fame and power than to marry all the houses, gold and bones in the world."
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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15 Quotes by Mary Todd Lincoln
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My husband is not a Christian but is a religious man, I think.
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Beautiful, Glorious Scotland, has spoilt me for every other country.
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If you keep making jokes like that, somebody is going to shoot you, father.
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Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and…
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In grief, words are a poor consolation - silence and agonizing tears are all that is left the sufferer.
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These Souls with great Material Possessions were allowed this because of Past Good Works in their Previous Life, but now…
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I am convinced, the longer I live, that life and its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed as when…
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Tell me, how can I live without my Husband any longer? This is my first awakening thought each morning, and…
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I explain to you, exactly and truly, how we are circumstanced. A greater portion of our means is unavailable, consisting…
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My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.
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Others live on in a careless and lukewarm state - not appearing to fill Longfellow's measure: 'Into each life, some…
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