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Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.
Lionel Trilling
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About Lionel Trilling

Lionel Trilling was a Critic from United States (1905–1975).

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This quote is attributed to Lionel Trilling, a Critic from United States.
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Lionel Trilling lived from 1905 – 1975.