I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only and no hands, and if he had ever made another class that he intended should do all the work and none of the eating, he would have made them without mouths and with all hands.


Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit (ed. Peter Pauper Pr, 1982) - ISBN: 9780880883597

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only...

I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only...

I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only...

I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only...