I do the very best I know how — the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
Abraham Lincoln
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Some wisdom quotes are useful once. Others stay with you for years. This line from Abraham Lincoln falls in the second category, especially when seen regularly rather than read once and forgotten.
Wisdom quotes are usually not loud. They are the lines you come back to quietly, years after first reading them. Keeping one visible on your phone is a way of slowly letting a useful idea become part of how you think. Drop it on a wallpaper with the Create tool and you get a ready to use image that keeps the idea in front of you without any extra effort.
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Frequently asked questions
Who said "I do the very best I know how — the very best I ca..."?+
This wisdom quote is attributed to Abraham Lincoln. You can find more quotes like it in the WISDOM collection on Walpium.
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Tap "Preview on Wallpaper" to open the Create tool with this quote loaded. Pick a background, choose a font and layout, then export a high resolution image you can set as your phone's lock screen.
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