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George Bernard Shaw Quotes: You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard but by attacking and getting well-hammered yourself.
         

You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard but by attacking and getting well-hammered yourself.


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You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard but by attacking and getting well-hammered yourself.
         



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