When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but w…

Charles Dickens
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When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people. ✨ Charles Dickens (2016). The Pickwick Papers: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, p.353, Pan Macmillan
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When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people. ✨ Charles Dickens (2016). The Pickwick Papers: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, p.353, Pan Macmillan

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