One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. ✨ Of O…

Jean de la Bruyere
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One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. ✨ Of Opinions. Characters, Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.
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