Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to…

W. Somerset Maugham
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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother. ✨ Writer's Notebook (1949) p. 27 (written in 1896)
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