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Undefeated Motivation

Undefeated Motivation

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil." -Socrates -Undefeated Motivation
Socrates 

“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.” -Socrates

“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.” -Socrates

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