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We fancy we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
Poet
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Warwick
Warwickshire
Suffering
Reality
Self
Love
Ingratitude
Fancy
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