Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for…

Niccolo Machiavelli
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Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
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Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.

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