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Light Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes
- The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.
- Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
- The bigot is like the pupil of the eye, the more light you put upon it, the more it will contract.
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