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You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
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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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