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Dignity of manner always conveys a sense of reserved force.
Amos Bronson Alcott
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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
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Truth is inclusive of all the virtues, is older than sects and schools, and, like charity, more ancient than mankind.
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