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A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.

Gian Carlo Menotti

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Gian Carlo Menotti
Age: 95 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 7
Died: 2007
Died: February 1
Composer
Conductor
Film Director
Librettist
Music Pedagogue
Musicologist
Stupidity
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Ignorance
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Wisdom
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