“If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
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"If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world." – Francis Bacon Sr.
"If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world." – Francis Bacon Sr.
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