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Will Durant Quotes

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.
Will Durant

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
November 5, 1885
Date of Death:
November 7, 1981
Nationality:
American
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