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Stillness and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding. Vulgar persons cant sit still, or at least must always work their limbs and features. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Unworthy offspring brag the most about their worthy descendants. – Danish proverb

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