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Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.
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"Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation."
— Herman Melville

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Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation. — Herman Melville

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Herman Melville was a Novelist from United States (1819–1891).

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Who said "Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign…"?
This quote is attributed to Herman Melville, a Novelist from United States.
When did Herman Melville live?
Herman Melville lived from 1819 – 1891.