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He knew how to say many false things that were like true sayings.
Homer
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If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.
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Be still my heart thou hast known worse than this.
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Anger, which, far sweeter than trickling drops of honey, rises in the bosom of a man like smoke.
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Guns aren't toys! They're for family protection, hunting dangerous or delicious animals, and keeping the King of England out of your face!
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