To a commonplace man of limited intellect, for instance, nothing is si…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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To a commonplace man of limited intellect, for instance, nothing is simpler than to imagine himself an original character, and to revel in that belief without the slightest misgiving. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Xaver Winterhalter (2017). The Idiot (English German edition illustrated): Der Idiot (Englisch Deutsch ausgabe illustriert), p.1109, Clap Publishing, LLC.
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