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Miguel de Cervantes Quotes: Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.
         

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.


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Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.
         



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