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" Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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" The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. "

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" The Amen of nature is always a flower. "

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