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Iris Murdoch Quotes: Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.
         

Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.


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