Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.
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