It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of w…

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. ✨ The Poet at the Breakfast Table (1872) ch. 10
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