After being First Lady, Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln's temper was becoming more and more worse. Not only was she wasteful at will, but also exploited her power over others, she always blamed the tailor for charging too much, and always complaind that the goods in the butcher shop and grocery were too expensive.

One day, a merchant who have fed up with Mary found Lincoln and made complaints. Lincoln listened to the merchant with a bitter smile and said to him in a helpless way,"Sir, I have been tolerated for 15 years; can't you put up with her for only 15 minutes?"

林肯總統的無奈

自從林肯的夫人——瑪麗·托德·林肯當上了美國第一夫人，她的脾氣就變得越來越差，不僅隨心所欲，還時常大發淫威。她經常指責裁縫要價太高，抱怨肉販和雜貨店賣的東西太貴。

一天，一個商人實在是受不了了，找到林肯，抱怨了一番。林肯聽完商人的訴說后，苦笑了一下，無奈地說：“先生，我已經忍受了十五年了，您難道就不能忍受她十五分鐘嗎？”