No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hop…

Samuel Johnson
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No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. ✨ 'The Rambler' no. 106 (23 March 1751)
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No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. ✨ 'The Rambler' no. 106 (23 March 1751)

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