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William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes: We can't all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.
         

We can't all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.


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