To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is a…

Oscar Wilde
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ✨ The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ✨ The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)

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