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Just as much as we see in others we have in ourselves.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
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Those who object to wit are envious of it.
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That which is not, shall never be that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
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The multitude who require to be led, still hate their leaders.
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