The world is a nettle; disturb it, it stings. Grasp it firmly, it stings not. (Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton)

The world is a nettle; disturb it, it stings. Grasp it firmly, it stings not.

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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