Frederick the Great — "A man who is too sensitive to the world and too much given to reflection will fi…"
A man who is too sensitive to the world and too much given to reflection will find it hard to endure the slings and arrows of misfortune.
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From his philosophical writings, likely 'Anti-Machiavel' or 'Letters to his friends'
Date: c. 1740s-1780s
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