Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. (Mary Astell)

Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom.

Mary Astell

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