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more (people) know Tom Fool than Tom Fool knows

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    "многие знают дурака Тома, а он - лишь немногих"

    ‘Of course I've heard of you, Sir Edward.’ ‘More people know Tom Fool than Tom Fool knows,’ said he. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Happy Couple’) — - Конечно, я слышал о вас, сэр Эдуард. - Как говорится в старой пословице, "многие знают дурака Тома, он лишь немногих", - ответил сэр Эдуард.

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