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Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep. – Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750

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No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

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He who travels in search of something which he has not got, travels away from himself and grows old even in youth among old things. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance”

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It is not only possible to be the person you pretend to be, but there is less effort involved. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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A man who is “of sound mind” is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key. – Paul Valéry, Mauvaises pensées et autres, 1942

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