If thou canst not give pleasure to all by thy deeds and thy knowledge Give it then, unto the few; many to please is but in vain. (Friedrich Schiller)

If thou canst not give pleasure to all by thy deeds and thy knowledge Give it then, unto the few; many to please is but in vain.

Friedrich Schiller

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