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The great natures which are good, are above everything generous and don't begrudge the giving of themselves.
-Gustave Flaubert
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The Great Natures Which Are Good, Are

Gustave Flaubert
The great natures which are good, are above everything generous and don't begrudge the giving of themselves.
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