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There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.
Walter Savage Landor
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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
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There are proud men of so much delicacy that it almost conceals their pride, and perfectly excuses it.
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Friendship may sometimes step a few paces in advance of truth.
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