Riches, power and fame last only for a few years! Why do people cling …

Anne Frank
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Riches, power and fame last only for a few years! Why do people cling so desperately to these transitory things? Why can't people who have more than they need for themselves give that surplus to their fellow citizens? Why should some people have such a hard time during their few years on this earth? ✨ Anne Frank (1959). The Works of Anne Frank, Greenwood Press
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