Intellectual generalities are always interesting, but generalities in …

Oscar Wilde
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Intellectual generalities are always interesting, but generalities in morals mean absolutely nothing. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2012). The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde, p.190, Courier Corporation
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