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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: Sincerity is a great but rare virtue, and we pardon to it much complaining, and the betrayal of many weaknesses.
         

Sincerity is a great but rare virtue, and we pardon to it much complaining, and the betrayal of many weaknesses.


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