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The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be a monarch of a little world, command thyself.
The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be a monarch of a little world, command thyself.
Approximate author period: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
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- Author or tradition
- Francis Quarles
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- Approximate author period: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1592–1644)
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- Book of Wise Sayings (1893) (1893 AD)
Saying 299 · printed source label: Quarles · entry translator not specified
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