The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in — George MacDonald
The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in — George MacDonald
The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in — George MacDonald
The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in — George MacDonald
The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in — George MacDonald
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The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in proportion to their approach the gentleness of most men diminishes.

— George MacDonald
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