Certain Quote by Elihu Burritt

“Our minds are like certain vehicles,--when they have little to carry they make much noise about it, but when heavily loaded they run quietly.” quote by Elihu Burritt — Download Open image

“Our minds are like certain vehicles,--when they have little to carry they make much noise about it, but when heavily loaded they run quietly.”

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