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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not. [Fr., Un tiens vaut, ce dit-on, mieux que deux tu l'auras. L'un est sur, l'autre ne l'est pas.]

Jean de La Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine

Possession

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