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Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
Approximate author period: c. 1872 AD · industrial
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- Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1872 AD · industrial
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