Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones…

Benjamin Disraeli
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. ✨ Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography. Book by Wilfrid Meynell, 1903.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. ✨ Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography. Book by Wilfrid Meynell, 1903.

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