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Charles Dickens, David Copperfield Quotes: There never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and overreach themselves. It is as certain as death.
         

There never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and overreach themselves. It is as certain as death.


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There never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and overreach themselves. It is as certain as death.
         



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