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Life is a tough proposition and the first hundred years are the hardest.
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Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.
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True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth...
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Nothing more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.