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Be courteous to all but intimate with few and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Be courteous to all but intimate with few and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Approximate author period: c. 1765 AD · early modern
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- George Washington
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- Approximate author period: c. 1765 AD · early modern
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