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To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness.

Thomas Traherne

Thomas Traherne (1636–1674), British clergyman, poet, mystic. Centuries, "Fourth Century," no. 20 (written c. 1672, first published 1908).

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