When you grow suspicious of a person and begin a system of espionage u…

Elbert Hubbard
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When you grow suspicious of a person and begin a system of espionage upon him, your punishment will be that you will find your suspicions true. ✨ Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
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When you grow suspicious of a person and begin a system of espionage upon him, your punishment will be that you will find your suspicions true. ✨ Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work

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