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'Tis not Wit merely, but a Temper which must form the Well-Bred Man. In the same manner, 'tis not a Head merely, but a Heart and Resolution which must compleat the real Philosopher.
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Vol. 2, p. 206; "Miscellany III".

 

Anthony Ashley-Cooper

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