To some men popularity is always suspicious. Enjoying none themselves, they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command it. (George Henry Lewes)

To some men popularity is always suspicious. Enjoying none themselves, they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command it.

George Henry Lewes

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