Circumstances Fortunate Quotes by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

1 Circumstances Fortunate quote by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

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Through certain humors or passions, and from temper merely, a man may be completely miserable, let his outward circumstances be ever so fortunate.

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