“The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.” – Dante Alighieri
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"The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is." – Dante Alighieri
"The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is." – Dante Alighieri
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