As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it the quiet of families to have their chancery and their parliament within doors, and to compose and determine all emergent differences there.
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"As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it the quiet of families to have their chancery and their parliament within doors, and to compose and determine all emergent differences there." — John Donne
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As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it the quiet of families to have their chancery and their parliament within doors, and to compose and determine all emergent differences there. — John Donne
About John Donne
John Donne was a Poet from Kingdom of England (1572–1631).
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This quote is attributed to John Donne, a Poet from Kingdom of England.
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John Donne lived from 1572 – 1631.