Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to…

Charles Caleb Colton
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Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very singular. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1832). Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.211
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Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very singular. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1832). Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.211

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