Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel. ✨ Gilbert K. Ches…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.4, Simon and Schuster
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Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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