We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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A man's worth has its season, like fruit.
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It is not sufficient to have great qualities we must be able to make good use of them.
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Self love, as it happens to be well or ill conducted, constitutes virtue and vice.
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Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.
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