Cressida Cowell Quotes

It is always a mistake to underestimate the little people of the world, for it is often they who tip the balance.

Cressida Cowell

• People
• Mistake
• Balance
• Little
• Underestimate

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• It is always a mistake to underestimate the little people of the world, for it is often they who tip the balance.

  

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  • Mistake
  • Balance