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" The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. "
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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" No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. "
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" A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice. "
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" The present condition of fame is merely fashion. "
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