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Nature Makes Us Buy Her Presents At The Price Of So Many Sufferings That It Is Doubtful Whether She Deserves Most The Name Of Parent Or Stepmother.
-Pliny The Elder
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Nature Makes Us Buy Her
Pliny The Elder
Nature Makes Us Buy Her Presents At The Price Of So Many Sufferings That It Is Doubtful Whether She Deserves Most The Name Of Parent Or Stepmother.
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