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William Hazlitt Quotes: We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.
         

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.


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I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.



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