“People will wish you to be good. And when you are good.
They will fool you. Experienced.”

—  Md Mim Akhtar

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When you, you wonder why, love none.
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“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we had a few fools left.”

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“The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.”

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Variant: .. the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them...
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