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The Virginians Quotes

Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. - William Makepeace Thackeray (The Virginians Quotes)

Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

Source:Chapter LXII. Arma Virumque
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William Makepeace Thackeray (The Virginians Quotes)
  • Book: The Virginians
  • Writer: William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Published: 1859
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