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Quote by Henry Fielding
Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggrav

Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking leave of our friends resembles taking leave of the world, of which it has been said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible. – Henry Fielding

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