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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one.
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one.
Approximate author period: c. 1860 AD · industrial
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- Louisa May Alcott
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- Approximate author period: c. 1860 AD · industrial
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