Let us dig our furrow in the fields of the commonplace.

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We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd.

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The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.

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Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.

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Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.

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