Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that…

Oscar Wilde
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Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2007). Epigrams of Oscar Wilde, p.57, Wordsworth Editions
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