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" Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. "

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" Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee. "

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" Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. "

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