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It is a maxim received in life that, in general, we can determine more wisely for others than for ourselves. The reason of it is so dear in argument that it hardly wants the confirmation of experience.
Junius
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Junius
Age: 63 †
Born: 1511
Born: July 11
Died: 1575
Died: June 26
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San Diego
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H. Junius (De Jonghe)
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