We shall hurt others less. Isn't it, after all, what you always wanted…

Edith Wharton
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We shall hurt others less. Isn't it, after all, what you always wanted? ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.2162, Delphi Classics
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