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Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpl

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling

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There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination. – Lionel Trilling

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Lionel Trilling
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Obscurity brings safety. – Aesop

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Obscurity is the realm of error. – Marquis De Vauvenargues

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Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

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The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds. – George Allen

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