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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Every human has their secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a human cold when they are only sad.
  

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The original quotation was by Longfellow, as follows. ” Your version has been modified to make it sound less like it applies only to men. Every human has their secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a human cold when they are only sad.

  • The original quotation was by Longfellow, as follows.
  • ” Your version has been modified to make it sound less like it applies only to men.
  • Every human has their secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a human cold when they are only sad.
  • We seldom talk about ourselves as 'humans'.
  • We say 'human beings' or 'people'.
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The original quotation was by Longfellow, as follows.

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”

Your version has been modified to make it sound less like it applies only to men. Every human has their secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a human cold when they are only sad

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