The stoical scheme of supplying our wants, by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
Gulliver's Travels
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants, by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
Gulliver's Travels
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