Do you think that the things people make fools of themselves about are…

George Bernard Shaw
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Do you think that the things people make fools of themselves about are any less real and true than the things they behave sensibly about? They are more true: they are the only things that are true. ✨ Candida (1898) act 1
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Do you think that the things people make fools of themselves about are any less real and true than the things they behave sensibly about? They are more true: they are the only things that are true. ✨ Candida (1898) act 1

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