The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and…

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The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. ✨ Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate. Book by Voltaire, 1747.
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The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. ✨ Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate. Book by Voltaire, 1747.

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