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If you can't please yourself some of the time, how do you expect to please people all the time? Not everyone is going to appreciate you for your efforts and deeds.
If you can't please yourself some of the time, how do you expect to please people all the time? Not everyone is going to appreciate you for your efforts and deeds.
Approximate author period: c. 2006 AD · contemporary
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- Anthony Liccione
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- Approximate author period: c. 2006 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Anthony Liccione, based on documented writing activity in 2006. The magazine's own author index lists Anthony Liccione's poetry in its fall 2006 issue. The issue documents literary activity; it does not date every quotation attributed to him. Source: FRiGG literary magazine: Index of Authors, https://www.friggmagazine.com/volumeonearchive/archivedirectory.htm (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.friggmagazine.com/volumeonearchive/archivedirectory.htm (accessed 2026-10-09).
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