Quote#Wisdom
Even the most careless people have a sort of aversion to signing…
Quote byArthur Helps · 1813–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays written in the Intervals of Business (1841), ‘Of Councils, Commissions, and, in general, of ... ’ p.116..
English (original)
Even the most careless people have a sort of aversion to signing things which they have never considered.
— Arthur Helps
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