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Philosophy has given several plausible rules for attaining peace and tranquillity, but they fall very much short of bringing men to it.
Philosophy has given several plausible rules for attaining peace and tranquillity, but they fall very much short of bringing men to it.
Approximate author period: c. 1662 AD · renaissance
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- John Tillotson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1662 AD · renaissance
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
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