A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse t…

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A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away. ✨ Thomas Hardy (1874). Far From the Madding Crowd, p.221, Henry Holt
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A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away. ✨ Thomas Hardy (1874). Far From the Madding Crowd, p.221, Henry Holt

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