"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty."

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"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty."

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Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

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"The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he cannot think logically."

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J. Edgar Hoover, American Public Servant

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"The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all."

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"Highly educated bores are by far the worst; they know so much, in such fiendish detail, to be boring about."

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"The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination."

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"Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it."

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"The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy."

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"Privacy was in sufficient danger before TV appeared, and TV has given it its death blow."

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