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The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

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Few and mean as my gifts may be, I actually am, and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony.

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A great man is always willing to be little.

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The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.