"The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention."

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"The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention."

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"One bites into the brass mouthpiece of his wooden cudgel, and the other blows his cheeks out on a French horn. Do you call that Art?"

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