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The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else and run away even before he comes near them the fly lights upon his very nose.
The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else and run away even before he comes near them the fly lights upon his very nose.
Approximate author period: c. 1824 AD · industrial
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- Arthur Schopenhauer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1824 AD · industrial
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