The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up t…

William Makepeace Thackeray
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The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected. ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1869). The Book of Snobs: And, Sketches and Travels in London ; [Character Sketches], p.242
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