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Lead ( ) is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal, denser than most common materials. Lead is soft, malleable, and has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut or melted, it appears shiny silvery with a bluish tint, but tarnishes to dull gray on exposure to air. Lead has the highest atomic number of any stable element, and three of its isotopes are endpoints of major nuclear decay chains of heavier elements.

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"Every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality."
— John Muir
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
— Albert Camus
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."
— Henry David Thoreau
"People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead."
— James Baldwin
"It is in a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that leads him to evil ways."
— Gautama Buddha
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement ."
— Helen Keller
"A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering."
— Dalai Lama

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