He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, b…

Samuel Johnson
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He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1977). Selected Poetry and Prose, p.261, Univ of California Press
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He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1977). Selected Poetry and Prose, p.261, Univ of California Press

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