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- Originally, from "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune," from Shakespeare's Hamlet
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Some soldiers are just too sensitive of heart and too serious of mind for the slings and arrows of war.
Submitted by JokerGem on January 25, 2023
Modified by acronimous on January 26, 2023
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