One of the falsest of proverbs is that you must lie on the bed that you have made. The experience of life… — William Somerset Maugham
One of the falsest of proverbs is that you must lie on the bed that you have made. The experience of life shows that people are constantly doing things which must lead to disaster, and yet by some chance manage to evade the result of their folly.
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