Persons without minds are like weeds that delight in good earth; they want to be amused by others, all the more because they are dull within.

Les gens sans esprit ressemblent aux mauvaises herbes qui se plaisent dans les bons terrains, et ils aiment d'autant plus être amusés qu'ils s'ennuient eux-mêmes.

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