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Abraham Lincoln Quotes: When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
         

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.


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This page presents the quote "When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.". Author of this quote is Abraham Lincoln. This quote is about acceptance, elephants, trying, legs, running,.