Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to…

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Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied. ✨ Mark Twain (2015). Following the Equator: Mark Twain's Collections, p.173, 谷月社
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Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied. ✨ Mark Twain (2015). Following the Equator: Mark Twain's Collections, p.173, 谷月社

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