How miserable is the condition of men when the better a thing is, the further it recedes from our sight and the less it is recognized. (Philipp Melanchthon)

How miserable is the condition of men when the better a thing is, the further it recedes from our sight and the less it is recognized.

Philipp Melanchthon

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