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“Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel.” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel.”

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