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“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
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- Source:
- An Essay on Criticism
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-05-01
- Hash:
- aa3c35e4eb3c546bf786b07cca7ca0be1fa2dcf3958dabb5a174b7d6ee07ab7e
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