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John Greenleaf Whittier

"It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done."

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"It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done."

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"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."

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