Better slip with foot than tongue. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2008). The Way…

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Better slip with foot than tongue. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2008). The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac, Nayika Publishing
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Better slip with foot than tongue. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2008). The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac, Nayika Publishing

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