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“Well done is better than well said.”
Provenance
- Source:
- Poor Richard's Almanack
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-05-01
- Hash:
- 32137f4a99b844fc8fc7c344a4e628bce35643797a25f4f5363c51ac27cc56db
public domainCanonical
Public domain — Poor Richard's Almanack
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