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In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.
Source: Romola, bk. 1, ch. 12, 1863. -- George Eliot, (Nov 22 1819-1880), English novelist; Mary Ann Evans was the foremost woman novelist of her time, e.g., Silas Marner, 1861.