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I never was but always will be. No one ever saw me but everyone knows I exist. I give people the motivation to better themselves every day. What am I?
Salty water everywhere but not sea in sight.
What types of words are these: madam, civic, eye, level?
It flies when it's on and floats coming off.
You use a knife to slice my head. And weep beside me when I am dead.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?