The Beggar's Wisdom | 乞丐的智慧

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"Oh, my poor man," exclaimed the kind old lady, "It must be dreadful to be lame. But it would be much worse if you were blind."

"You're absolutely right," said the beggar, obviously an old hand at the game. "When I was blind, people kept giving me foreign coins."

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