To want nothing is godlike; and the less we want the nearer we approach
the divine.
-- Xenophon (430-355 BCE) "Memorabilia" I,6,10
the divine.
-- Xenophon (430-355 BCE) "Memorabilia" I,6,10
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So, I don't know, you might want to wear a hat. Ned...
