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“Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts…” quote by Jean de la Bruyere — Download Open image

“Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one.”

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Born merely for the purpose of digestion.

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