Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
AMBROSE BIERCE
AMBROSE BIERCE
Ambrose Bierce on blessing
Ambrose Bierce108 quotes“Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.”
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