A man may do very well with a very little knowledge, and scarce be fou…

Charles Lamb
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A man may do very well with a very little knowledge, and scarce be found out in mixed company; everybody is so much more ready to produce his own, than to call for a display of your acquisitions. ✨ Charles Lamb (1855). Works, with a Sketch of His Life and Final Memorials, p.64
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A man may do very well with a very little knowledge, and scarce be found out in mixed company; everybody is so much more ready to produce his own, than to call for a display of your acquisitions. ✨ Charles Lamb (1855). Works, with a Sketch of His Life and Final Memorials, p.64

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