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" Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can. "
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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" One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error. "
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" No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies. "
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