If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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Neglect starts out as an infection then becomes a disease. ~Jim Rohn
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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