"To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact talk to every woman as if you loved her and to every man as if he bored you."

Social, Talk, Love, Boredom, Reputation

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"To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact talk to every woman as if you loved her and to every man as if he bored you."

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