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“True vision is always twofold. It involves emotional comprehension as well as physical perception. Yet how rarely we have either. We generally only glance at an object long enough to tag it with a name.”

Quote by Ross Parmenter

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Ross Parmenter was a renowned author whose works spanned a variety of fields, including history, literature, and philosophy. He was born on May 30, 1912, and passed away in 1999. more

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