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the habit of generalizing from one particular, that mainstay of the cheap and obvious essayist, has rooted many fictions in the public… — Kate Douglas Wiggin Copy Share Image
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![“I have often wondered, Sir, [. . .] to observe so few Instances of Charity among Mankind; for tho' the Goodness of a Man's Heart did not incline him to relieve the Distresses of his Fellow-Creatures, methinks the Desire of Honour should move him to it. What inspires a Man to build fine Houses, to…” quote by Henry Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/henry-fielding-1358_charity_i-have-often-wondered-sir-to-observe-so_3043333.png)
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