Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and …

Mark Twain
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Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.254, Courier Corporation
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Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.254, Courier Corporation

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