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Discontent is like ink poured into water, which fills the whole fountain full of blackness.
Owen Feltham
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Owen Feltham
Died: 1668
Died: January 1
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It is a most unhappy state to be at a distance with God: man needs no greater infelicity than to be left to himself.
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