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“My mother always tells me that anyone who gets enjoyment from other people's misery will eventually get the greatest discomfort from his or her own miseries.”

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“— Слушайте, — раз уж мы здесь, зайдем к графу Монте-Кристо, он развлечет вас; он превосходно умеет отвлекать людей от их мыслей, потому что никогда ни о чем не спрашивает; а, по-моему, люди, которые никогда ни о чем не спрашивают, самые лучшие утешители.("Граф Монте-Кристо", А. Дюма)”

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