Two Writers

One left little or nothing about himself and the world complained that it

was puzzled. Another, mindful of this, left copious details about

himself, whereon the world said that it was even more puzzled about him

than about the man who had left nothing, till presently it found out that

it was also bored, and troubled itself no more about either.

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