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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. – Samuel Johnson

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Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain. – Samuel Johnson

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There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex. – Samuel Johnson

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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them. РFran̤ois VI de la Rochefoucault

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We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin. РAndr̩ Berthiaume, Contretemps

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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. – Andre Gide

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Originality is… a by-product of sincerity. – Marianne Moore

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