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 AstellAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: english
- Born: December 12, 1666
- Died: May 11, 1731
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