William BlakeWhat is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.
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The quote, “What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care” means that if you are not smart enough to understand what is grand, then you are not worth my attention. I do not have time for people who are stuck up. If you are not smart enough to understand what I am talking about then you should just go away.
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