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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.
Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
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Inner and Outer London
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Love looketh from the eye, and kindleth love by looking.
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