Quote#Truth
How happy is he born and taught
Quote byHenry Wotton · 1568–1639
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Character of a Happy Life (1614), stanza 1..
English (original)
How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will; Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill!
— Henry Wotton
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