Of little worth as life is when we misuse it, it is worth that effort.…

Charles Dickens
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Of little worth as life is when we misuse it, it is worth that effort. It would cost nothing to lay down if it were not. ✨ Charles Dickens, General Press (2016). A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the French Revolution, p.307, GENERAL PRESS
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