Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

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