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No one wants advice — only corroboration.
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The...
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Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which...
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Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
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During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we...