True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier for our living in it. (Pliny the Elder)

True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier for our living in it.

Pliny the Elder

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