"The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart."
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"Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.“
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