Lord Chesterfield: A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot…
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.
In today’s wordsA weak mind is like a microscope: it magnifies trifles but can't take in great things.
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