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The mind of the thoroughly well informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. — Oscar Wilde · 1890
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The mind of the thoroughly well informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. — Oscar Wilde · 1890
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The mind of the thoroughly well informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value. — Oscar Wilde · 1890