Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. (Oscar Wilde)

Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves.

Oscar Wilde

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