It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with. - Henry Van Dyke

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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with. - John Adams quotes