Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and o — Walter Kaufmann
Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and o — Walter Kaufmann
Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and o — Walter Kaufmann
Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and o — Walter Kaufmann
Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and o — Walter Kaufmann
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Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.

— Walter Kaufmann
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