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All truths are not to be uttered; still it is always good to hear them.
The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs.
Shallow men speak of the past, wise men of the present, and fools of the future.
Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weakness.
One is no more the master of his impressions than of his coughing or sneezing.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.
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