"A wise man does not desire the abundance but rather the sufficiency of things, for former often being harmful, the latter always beneficial."
— Petrarch (1304-1374) De Remediis Utriusque Fortunae, dialogue 43 (circa 1373)
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| A panel from the Mansfield Place Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, depicting The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Phoebe Traquair (1895) |
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