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Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a…
Quote byE. W. Howe · 1853–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Country Town Sayings (1911), p. 211..
English (original)
Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick.
— E. W. Howe
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