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Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable.

Henry Thomas Buckle

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Henry Thomas Buckle
Age: 40 †
Born: 1821
Born: November 24
Died: 1862
Died: May 29
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Chess Player
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Mediocrity
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