Envy is the ulcer of the soul. - Socrates (469? - 399B.C.)
/ ("ulcer" = a painful area on your skin or inside your body that may bleed or produce poisonous substances)
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妬みは魂の潰瘍である。 - ソクラテス (紀元前469? - 前399)
/ (「潰瘍」＝出血したり有毒物質を生成したりする可能性のある、皮膚または体内の、痛みを伴う領域)
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