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A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
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Envy is littleness of soul.
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One truth discovered, one pang of regret at not being able to express it, is better than all the fluency and flippancy in the world.
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The multitude who require to be led, still hate their leaders.
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