Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have n…

E. M. Forster
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Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom. ✨ E. M. Forster (1954). Aspects Of the Novel
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