Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's …

W. Somerset Maugham
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind. ✨ Of Human Bondage ch. 39 (1915)
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind. ✨ Of Human Bondage ch. 39 (1915)

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