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Quote by Robert Frost
A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the poi

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. – Robert Frost

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Ah, when to the heart of man was it ever less than a treason to go with the drift of things to yield with a grace to reason and bow and accept at the end of a love or a season. – Robert Frost

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