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" It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment. "

Honore de Balzac

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" Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. "

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" I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race. "

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