I know now that what makes a fool is an inability to take even his own…

William Faulkner
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I know now that what makes a fool is an inability to take even his own good advice. ✨ William Faulkner (1985). Novels, 1930-1935, Library of America
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I know now that what makes a fool is an inability to take even his own good advice. ✨ William Faulkner (1985). Novels, 1930-1935, Library of America

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