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“Forbear harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.” quote by Aesop — Download Open image

“Forbear harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.”

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