Emotional Encouragement! Attribution disputed
“You can fool some of the people sometimes but you can't fool all the people all the time
— Bob Marley
Reggae musician
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- Bob Marley
- Culture / tradition
- Jamaican
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- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
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- ! Attribution disputed
Popularly attributed to Abraham Lincoln; no contemporary source found.
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