Money Quote by Abraham Verghese

“Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches.” quote by Abraham Verghese — Download Open image

“Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches.”

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