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We are more sociable and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.
We are more sociable and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.
In print by 1893 AD · industrial
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- Unresolved attribution · printed label: La Bruyère
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- In print by 1893 AD · industrial
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- Book of Wise Sayings (1893) (1893 AD)
Saying 296 · printed source label: La Bruyère · entry translator not specified
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