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Source: The Roving Mind (1983), Ch. 25
“It is easier to be wise for others than for oneself.”
Il est plus aisé d'être sage pour les autres que de l'être pour soi-même.
Maxim 132.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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