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" The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech. "
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Heart
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Does
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" However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. "
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" Usually we praise only to be praised. "
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" The passions are the only orators which always persuade. "
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" Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible. "
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Never
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Deceiving
End
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Say
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