The most learned are often the most narrow minded. ✨ William Hazlitt (…

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The most learned are often the most narrow minded. ✨ William Hazlitt (1837). Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt]., p.118
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The most learned are often the most narrow minded. ✨ William Hazlitt (1837). Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt]., p.118

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