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The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters

The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. – Colin Wilson

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Being very famous is not the fun it sounds. It merely means youre being chased by a lot of people and you lose your privacy. – Colin Wilson

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