The Description of Evil Servitude.
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27.   I am not an actor; I am not a courtesan; I am not a singer; I am not a buffoon; I am not a beautiful woman : what have I to do with king’s palaces?

28.   Once wisdom was employed to gain relief from pain; afterwards it began to be used for the attainment of pleasure. Now, alas! men who dwell on the earth plainly care nothing for the sacred wisdom, therefore day by day it goes farther from them.

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