evidence: The post on 12 February 2017 originally featured a picture of the Lincoln Memorial alongside the statement, "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. A screen capture of the post can be seen below: However, there is no evidence that Lincoln ever made this statement, or that it was even known during his lifetime. The earliest match for this quote found so far originated with a 1947 advertisement published in the Chicago Daily Tribune promoting The Second Forty Years, a self-help book by Edward Stieglitz. [...] All change is the result of a change in the contemporary state of mind. Don't be afraid of being out of tune with your environment, and above all pray God that you are not afraid to live, to live hard and fast. To my way of thinking it is not the years in your life but the life in your years that count in the long run. You'll have more fun, you'll do more and you'll get more, you'll give more satisfaction the more you know, the more you have worked, and the more you have lived. For yours is a great adventure at a stirring time in the annals of men.