There is this difference between happiness and wisdom; he that thinks …

Charles Caleb Colton
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There is this difference between happiness and wisdom; he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. ✨ Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think.
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