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"ref": "1889, Wilkie Collins, chapter 54, in The Legacy of Cain",
"text": "He sadly wants strength of purpose; and, like weak men in general, he only knows his own mind when a resolute friend takes him in hand and guides him.",
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"ref": "1892, W. H. Hudson, chapter 18, in Fan: The Story of a Young Girl's Life",
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"ref": "1920, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 3, in The Coming of Bill",
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"ref": "1973 August 13, “The Law: The Little American”, in Time",
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