When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the

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When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.
- Marianne Moore

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1887-1972, US poet and editor

Born:15th November, 1887
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Starsign: Scorpio

Author Keywords: Editor, Poet

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