"Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity."
-Robert Louis Stevenson
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"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.“
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