Heaven: A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of…

Ambrose Bierce
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Heaven: A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound on yours. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.50, Courier Corporation
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Heaven: A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound on yours. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.50, Courier Corporation

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