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Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone

Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman. – James Fenimore Cooper

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Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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