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He who commits a wrong will himself inevitably see the writing on the wall, though the world may not count him guilty.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
Poet
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Writing
Inevitably
World
Count
Guilty
Commit
Wall
Though
Wrong
May
Commits

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