基本信息
abraham lincoln loved to tell stories on himself. one of his favorites concerned itself with physical __1__. in the days when lincoln used to be on the circuit (traveling on horseback from one county court to another), he was once approached by a __2__ who said, “excuse me, sir, but i have an article which __3__ to you.” “how is that?” lincoln asked in __4__. the stranger took a knife from his pocket. “this knife,” he said “was__5__in my hand some years ago, with the order that i was to keep it until i found a man __6__ than i am myself. i have __7__ that knife for many years. now i pass it on to you.” lincoln __8__ humorously, “i've carried that knife ever since.” one of lincoln's greatest assets(资产) was his ability to laugh at himself. and he __9__ laughed at his physical appearance. but history does not __10__him as an “ugly” individual -- in fact, often just the opposite. his outer appearance was clothed in magnificently __11__ garments: character, honesty, humor and courage. but there are other __12__he wore equally well -- such as modesty and forgiveness. the story __13__ us to clothe ourselves with “compassion, kindness, modesty, gentleness and patience.” then “over all of these put on love, which bonds them in perfect unity.” regardless of how
