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Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
Approximate author period: c. 1840 AD · industrial
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- George Sand
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- Approximate author period: c. 1840 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for George Sand: life dates 1804 to 1876. Wikidata Q3816, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3816 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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