![[Allegory] is a flight by which the human wit attempts at one and the same time to investigate two objects, and consequently is fitted only to the most exalted geniuses.](/assets/img/quote-photos/allegory-is-a-flight-by-which-the-human-wit-attempts-at-one-and-the-same-time-t.jpg)
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