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Spiritual pride is the most dangerous and the most arrogant of all sorts of pride.

Samuel Richardson

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
Novelist
Writer
S. Richardson
Sorts
Pride
Dangerous
Spiritual
Arrogant

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