How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How b…

John Muir
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How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation! ✨ John Muir (2010). The Wilderness Journeys, Canongate Books
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