It’s a proverb that has been attributed to a great number of sources. The best guess I could come up with is a dude named Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, but even that is suspect. Still, even though I couldn’t tell you for certain who originated the phrase, I can tell you two things for certain: 1. you’ve definitely heard it before, and 2. it’s frighteningl…
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