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• Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire
• Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard ou
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• The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be
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• You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies. -- Doctor Who