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"Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt."

Henry Bolingbroke, English Royalty

Contempt, End, Man, Pride

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"Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt."

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