Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. ~Charles Lamb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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