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Edmund Burke: Poor in my own faculties, I ever thought myself rich in theirs.

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Poor in my own faculties, I ever thought myself rich in theirs.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke expresses gratitude for the talents of others, feeling enriched by their abilities.

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