A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words. ✨ C…

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A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words. ✨ Confucius The Analects, W. W. Norton & Company
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A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words. ✨ Confucius The Analects, W. W. Norton & Company

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