Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes

In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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  Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • Knowledge
  • Food
  • Respect