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A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd,…
Quote byAlexander Pope · 1688–1744
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Thoughts on Various Subjects (1727).
English (original)
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labour of the bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
— Alexander Pope
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