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I hate a stupid man who can’t talk to me, and I hate a clever man who talks me down. I don’t like a man who is too lazy to make any effort to shine; but I particularly dislike the man who is always striving for effect.

Anthony Trollope

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We cannot bring ourselves to believe it possible that a foreigner should in any respect be wiser than ourselves.
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Adequate Could Indeed Ladder Life Men might Perfection Picture True
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Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.
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