Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attir…

Charles Dickens
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Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire. ✨ Charles Dickens (2015). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Volume 1 (of 2) (Illustrations), p.8, E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
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Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire. ✨ Charles Dickens (2015). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Volume 1 (of 2) (Illustrations), p.8, E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

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