I saw men whom thirty years had changed but slightly; but their wives …

Mark Twain
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I saw men whom thirty years had changed but slightly; but their wives had grown old. These were good women; it is very wearing to be good. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Autobiographical Writings: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic, p.417, Penguin
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I saw men whom thirty years had changed but slightly; but their wives had grown old. These were good women; it is very wearing to be good. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Autobiographical Writings: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic, p.417, Penguin

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