Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.
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We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.
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Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
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We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.
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