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“The ambitious supposeth another man's act, praise and applause, to be his own happiness; the voluptuous his own sense and feeling; but he that is wise, his own action.
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From Book VI (Casaubon translation) of Meditations. Read the surrounding argument as well as the excerpt; its historical language and philosophical assumptions shape its meaning.
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Source: Meditations , Book VI (Casaubon translation)
Edition: Casaubon translation · Translated by Meric Casaubon
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