In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good,…

Charles Caleb Colton
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In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1824). Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, p.69
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In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1824). Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, p.69

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