Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.
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Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.
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