When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detri…

Franz Grillparzer
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When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental — far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns. ✨ Libussa. Play by Franz Grillparzer. Act 1, 1848.
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