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William Hazlitt Quotes: We trifle with, make sport of, and despise those who are attached to us, and follow those that fly from us.
         

We trifle with, make sport of, and despise those who are attached to us, and follow those that fly from us.


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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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