Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proport…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2016). The Sign of the Four, p.18, Arthur Conan Doyle
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