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There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself whereas he is a fool then only.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
Aphorist
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Meigs County
Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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