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Elihu Burritt Quotes: Our minds are like certain vehicles,--when they have little to carry they make much noise about it, but when heavily loaded they run quietly.
         

Our minds are like certain vehicles,--when they have little to carry they make much noise about it, but when heavily loaded they run quietly.


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