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“An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest form of writing raised to the highest level of expressive communication. Let’s make an example. Being a scholar of stupidity, how might I avoid to thank a lot of people for their existence. Carl William Brown”

Quote by Carl William Brown

Book:William Shakespeare Aphoristic Dictionary: With essays by Carl William Brown

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