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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Logan Pearsall Smith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1865
Born: October 18
Died: 1946
Died: March 2
Author
Literary Critic
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Lloyd Logan Pearsall Smith
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Unexpected
Mirrors
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Others
Care
Self
Peep
People
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