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There Is No Arena In Which Vanity Displays Itself Under Such A Variety Of Forms As In Conversation.
-Blaise Pascal
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There Is No Arena In
Blaise Pascal
There Is No Arena In Which Vanity Displays Itself Under Such A Variety Of Forms As In Conversation.
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