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Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Der Großteil unserer Taschenweisheit ist für den Einsatz mittelmäßiger Menschen gedacht, um sie von ehrgeizigen Versuchen abzuhalten und sie im Allgemeinen in ihrem Mittelmaß zu trösten.

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