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If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame.

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Ugo Betti
Age: 61 †
Born: 1892
Born: February 4
Died: 1953
Died: June 6
Judge
Playwright
Poet
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Guilt
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Shame
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Anything
Sentiment
Feel
Tender
Feels
Sentimental
Kind
Sentiments

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