Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep think… - Max Beerbohm

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Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.

Max Beerbohm

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Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English writer and caricaturist.

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Birth Name: Henry Maximilian Beerbohm

Alternative Names: Sir Max Beerbohm • Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm • Sir Beerbohm • Gerd Beerbohm

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Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up. - Max Beerbohm

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