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Modest egotism is the salt of conversation you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything tastes flat.
Henry Van Dyke
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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
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Germantown
Philadelphia
Everything
Tastes
Much
Altogether
Flat
Flats
Modest
Salt
Conversation
Omitted
Taste
Egotism
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