No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full fortune with impatience he desires more, he proclaims his wants and his beggarly condition.
Jeremy TaylorAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: british
- Born: August 15, 1613
- Died: August 13, 1667
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