I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule.
Source: In Quotations of Wit and Wisdom, ed. & John W. Garder et al., 1975.
-- Abraham Lincoln, (Feb 12 1809-1865), US president, lawyer; He was the 16th U.S. president during the Civil War; wrote Emancipation Proclamation, and Gettysburg Address, 1863.