男も女も、愚か者の自覚があって初めて、価値ある存在と成り得る。一刻も早く自覚すべし、時間と労力を無駄にしないために。 - 第2代メルバーン子爵、ウィリアム・ラム (1779 - 1848)
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Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. The sooner the discovery is made the better, as there is more time and power for taking advantage of it. - William Lamb， 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779 - 1848)
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