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great deal

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(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. Henry James

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. Saul Bellow

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. Edith Wharton

Kif is like fire; a little warms, a great deal burns. Moroccan Proverb

He who knows a great deal has a hundred eyes. Tibetan Proverb

He gains a great deal who loses a vain hope. Italian Proverb

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