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Where a blood relation sobs, an intimate friend should choke up, a

Where a blood relation sobs, an intimate friend should choke up, a distant acquaintance should sigh, a stranger should merely fumble sympathetically with his handkerchief. – Mark Twain

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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape. – Mark Twain

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