The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
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Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.
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