“An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact.”
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The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.
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The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves.
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Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.
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