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Robert South Quotes
In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.
Robert South

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Type:
Clergyman Quotes
Category:
English Clergyman Quotes
Year of Birth:
1634
Year of Death:
1716
Nationality:
English
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Quote Keywords: Eagerness, Expectation, Finds, Greatest, Half, Himself, Man, Pleasure, Possession, Proposed, Pursues, Things, Worldly Dictionary Links: Eagerness, Expectation, Half, Himself, Man, Pleasure, Possession, Proposed, Worldly

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