Deaf and dumb Quote by Vladimir Odoevsky

“Nothing so removes a man from his inner, mysterious, real life, nothing makes him so deaf and dumb as the picture of these petty passions and petty crimes which calls itself the world of politics.” quote by Vladimir Odoevsky — Download Open image

““Nothing so removes a man from his inner, mysterious, real life, nothing makes him so deaf and dumb as the picture of these petty passions and petty crimes which calls itself the world of politics.””

Vladimir Odoevsky

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