A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the …

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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. ✨ Jack London (2015). The Road: Classic American Literature, p.3, 谷月社
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. ✨ Jack London (2015). The Road: Classic American Literature, p.3, 谷月社

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