“We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love” – Walter Savage Landor
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"We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love" – Walter Savage Landor
"We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love" – Walter Savage Landor
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