However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to conf…

Nikolai Gogol
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However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man. ✨ Nikolai Gogol (2011). Dead Souls: A Novel, p.174, Vintage
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