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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and i

Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. – Mary Astell

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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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