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Quote by Max Beerbohm
The dullards envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspi

The dullards envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. – Max Beerbohm

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It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait. – Max Beerbohm

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