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François de La Rochefoucauld - It is from a weakness...
It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend. (François de La Rochefoucauld)

It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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