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Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure the most are rather lovable than hateful.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
Poet
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Men
Abjure
Misanthropy
Misanthrope
Shun
Lovable
Hateful
Rather

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Lies can destroy, but not create.
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Travel is a ceaseless fount of surface education, But its wisdom will be simply superficial, if thou add not thoughts to things.
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