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There are truths that shield themselves behind veils, and are best spoken by implication. Even the sun veils himself in his own rays to blind the gaze of the too curious starer.
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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