Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.


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Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.

Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.

Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.

Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.