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Be always displeased at what thou art, if thou desire to attain to what thou art not; for where thou hast pleased thyself, there thou abidest.
Be always displeased at what thou art, if thou desire to attain to what thou art not; for where thou hast pleased thyself, there thou abidest.
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 21 · quotation 5 · Quarles · Emblems. Bk. IV. Emblem 3.
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