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The man who never tells an unpalatable truth ‘at the wrong time’ (the right time has yet to be discovered) is the man whose success in life is fairly well assured.

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We cannot hope to scale great moral heights by ignoring petty obligations.
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When the milk of human kindness turns sour, it is a singularly unpalatable draught.
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