Ignorance ... is a painless evil; so, I should think, is dirt, conside…

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Ignorance ... is a painless evil; so, I should think, is dirt, considering the merry faces that go along with it. ✨ George Eliot (2016). Complete Works Of George Eliot, p.109, ShandonPress
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