Their laughter was like the stridulation of the ghosts of grasshoppers.
Marry, and you will regret it; don__ marry, you will also regret it; marry or don__ marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world__ foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world__ foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it_ Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don__ hang yourself, you__l regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.
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Marry, and you will regret it; don__ marry, you will also regret it; marry or don__ marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world__ foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world__ foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it_ Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don__ hang yourself, you__l regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.
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