I have no idea myself if Lincoln really said this, but it seems appropriate today and if its on the interweb, it must be true... ;)
Thank you for bringing this up.
I usually research these quotes before posting, in this case because, YOU ARE RIGHT, Lincoln among others were also listed as authors, but it turns out that Lincoln never said this in writing or spoken. (see the link below).
In fact, there is a good argument that the quote should be attributed to our old friend “Anonymous” but in the end, I chose the person pictured, since he was the first person it’s attributed to.
If anyone else is interested, after you’ve solved the CG, please see:
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/11/16/rose-thorn/
I have no idea myself if Lincoln really said this, but it seems appropriate today and if its on the interweb, it must be true... ;)