#gathers

When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don't just turn it off one day. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

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A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful. ↗

— Frederick William Robertson

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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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