It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble. ✨ Jane Austen (2…

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It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble. ✨ Jane Austen (2015). Jane Austen Collection: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion and More, p.371, Xist Publishing
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