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Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.

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John Brown

abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)

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    温和的,温和的,狡猾的,精致的,粗鲁的痞子,和骗子的雷电。但在这一切中,永远不要忘记自己的尊严。

    溫和的,溫和的,狡猾的,精緻的,粗魯的痞子,和騙子的雷電。但在這一切中,永遠不要忘記自己的尊嚴。

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