Stand aloof from your own opinions; they seek to lure you w… - Henry S. Haskins

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Stand aloof from your own opinions; they seek to lure you with an illusive certainty.

Henry S. Haskins

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Henry S. Haskins (1875–1957) was a stockbroker and man of letters. His aphorisms were edited and published anonymously with an introduction by Albert Jay Nock in 1940.

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Stand aloof from your own opinions; they seek to lure you with an illusive certainty. - Henry S. Haskins

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