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It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great lords, and a desire of rule a great cause of their ruin.

~Thomas Wentworth, 1St Earl Of Strafford

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More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy.

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Ambition devours gold and drinks blood and climbs so high by other men's heads, that at the length in the fall, it breaks its own neck; therefore, it is better to live in humble content than in high care and trouble.

~Thomas Wentworth, 1St Earl Of Strafford

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Statesman

Born: April 13th, 1593

Died: May 12th, 1641

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