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title: "4 Mind Scorn Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [(That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milton/that-last-infirmity-of-noble-mind-to-scorn-delights-and-live/)

[John Milton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milton/)

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> [Alas! What boots it with uncessant care To tend the homely slighted Shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless muse; Were it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milton/alas-what-boots-it-with-uncessant-care-to-tend-the-homely-slighted/)

[John Milton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milton/)

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> [He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/he-that-cometh-to-seek-after-knowledge-with-a-mind-to-scorn-shall-be/)

[Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/)

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> [Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise. That last infirmity of noble mind. To scorn delights, and live laborious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milton/fame-is-the-spur-that-the-clear-spirit-doth-raise-that-last-infirmity/)

[John Milton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milton/)

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