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“You 'd scarce expect one of my age To speak in public on the stage; And if I chance to fall below Demosthenes or Cicero, Don't view me with a critic's eye, But pass my imperfections by. Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow.”
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- quote
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- 2026-07-04
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- 8b5fa0e9a290312624e6d43b9e7d4577d946db6b0545c90255267bbd3139f8b0
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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