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To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
"To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own."— Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning of this quote
Supporting another person can shift attention away from your own distress. The saying describes a possible benefit of compassion rather than a guaranteed cure for grief.
Key takeaway:
Offer support when you can, without neglecting your own needs.
Origin of the quote
Widely credited to Lincoln in later quotation collections.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe located foundation website repeats the sentence without an original source. A Lincoln letter or contemporary record was not established.
