The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important. ✨ W…

William Ralph Inge
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The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important. ✨ William Ralph Inge (1932). More Lay Thoughts of a Dean
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The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important. ✨ William Ralph Inge (1932). More Lay Thoughts of a Dean

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