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The man who seeks one thing in life, and but one, May hope to achieve it before life be done; But he who seeks all things, wherever he goes, Only reaps from the hopes which around him he sows A harvest of barren regrets.

Lord Lytton (Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton) ("Owen Meredith")

Lord Lytton (Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton) ("Owen Meredith")

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