“Though many illusions are of a character we should gladly ch…”

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“Though many illusions are of a character we should gladly cherish, yet the sooner we lose some of them, the sooner we gain the power of seeing clearly into things. The one who possesses least has the best chance of becoming wise. The man who travels, and reflects, loses illusions faster than he who stays at home.”

— Henry Morton Stanley

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Title: Wikiquote: Henry Morton Stanley
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Stanley, Henry Morton. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Henry Morton Stanley. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henry_Morton_Stanley

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