"A physician is guilty of no wrong in calling his friend's sickness by its real name, and prescribing for him the best remedies whether palatable or not: should he act otherwise, he is not a true friend. I am your friend, God knows."
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Francis Xavier Weninger
Francis Xavier Weninger (31 October 1805 – 29 June 1888) was a Jesuit.
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