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In this world of ours we must be kind and courteous to others, if we want to find kindness and courtesy in our own days of trouble.

— Carlo Collodi The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883)

In questo mondo, quando si può, bisogna mostrarsi cortesi con tutti, se vogliamo esser ricambiati con pari cortesia nei giorni del bisogno.

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