Heroes in history seem to us poetic because they are there. But if we should tell the simple … - George William Curtis

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False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose.

George William Curtis

Heroes in history seem to us poetic because they are there. But if we should tell the simple truth of some of our neighbors, it would sound like poetry.

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