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William Penn: Vertue is not secure against Envy. Men will Lessen what they won't Imitate.

Vertue is not secure against Envy. Men will Lessen what they won't Imitate.

In today’s wordsVirtue isn't safe from envy. People will belittle what they won't imitate.

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From the book Some Fruits of Solitude, Part I, maxim 268 (Reflections and Maxims, 1693), in the 1901 edition with introduction by Edmund Gosse

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