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William Dean Howells

"The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you."

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"The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you."

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"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."

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"To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart."

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"He is the best friend who can see and reveal to you what is the best in you."

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"When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend."

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"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

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"What lies before us? Horrible thoughts arise in my heart. If we had died before today we should have been happy."

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"Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace."

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