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Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes: It is a mere illusion that, above a certain income, the personal desires will be satisfied and leave a wider margin for the generous impulse.
         

It is a mere illusion that, above a certain income, the personal desires will be satisfied and leave a wider margin for the generous impulse.


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