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"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Excess, Moderation, Nothing

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"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess."

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"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess."

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