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Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.
-Thomas Jefferson
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Honesty, Disinterestedness And Good Nature Are Indispensable

Thomas Jefferson
Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.
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