Two of our greatest presidents were born in February, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. One of the things I love about Lincoln was his sense of humor.

Abe Lincoln laughed at himself, and especially at his appearance. He was reportedly a very plain looking man. I particularly like one story that Lincoln told on himself.

He said, “Sometimes I feel like the ugly man who met an old woman traveling through a forest.

“The old woman said, ‘You’re the ugliest man I ever saw.’

“‘I can’t help it,’ the ugly man said.

“‘No, I guess not,’ the woman admitted, ‘but the least you could do is stay at home.”

It takes a great deal of character to laugh at yourself like that.

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