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Whoso obedience from his subjects seeks,
'Tis fitting that he first should learn to rule.

— Matteo Maria Boiardo Timone (1487)

Chi vuole aver soggetti, che obbediscano,
Convien, che prima sappia comandare.

Original text (Italian)

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'Tis not possessions that bring happiness.

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