"Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater."

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Source: Jeremy Taylor, John Wheeldon, George Herbert (1768). “Sacred Prolusions: Or, Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. Herbert. By the Rev. John Wheeldon, ... With a Preface and a Discourse on Rev.xviii. 21. By the Editor”, p.105

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George Herbert

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George Herbert was a 17th-century poet and priest known for his profound religious poetry, particularly in his collection 'The Temple'.

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