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The hearts that dare are quick to feel; The hands that wound are soft to heal.

The hearts that dare are quick to feel; The hands that wound are soft to heal.

Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
Bayard Taylor
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Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
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Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)

Printed page 105 · quotation 20 · Bayard Taylor · Soldiers of Peace.

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