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Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Listening
Inspiration
Inspirational
Best
Skillful
Remedy
Loneliness

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