Samuel Butler: Intellectual over-indulgence is the most gratuitous and disgraceful form which excess can take, nor is there any the con

Intellectual over-indulgence is the most gratuitous and disgraceful form which e — Samuel Butler

Intellectual over-indulgence is the most gratuitous and disgraceful form which excess can take, nor is there any the consequences of which are more disastrous.

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