In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied. When you were here, I thought you hindered me some in attending to business; but now, having nothing but business---no variety---it has grown exceedingly tasteless to me. I hate to sit down and direct documents, and I hate to stay in this old room by myself.


New letters and papers of Lincoln (ed. 1930)

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied. When you were here, I thought you hindered me some in attending to business; but now, having ...

In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied. When you were here, I thought you hindered me some in attending to business; but now, having ...

In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied. When you were here, I thought you hindered me some in attending to business; but now, having ...

In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied. When you were here, I thought you hindered me some in attending to business; but now, having ...