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A man is ever apt to contemplate himself out of all proportion to

A man is ever apt to contemplate himself out of all proportion to his surroundings. – Christina G. Rossetti

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Dig within. There lies the well-spring of good: ever dig, and it will ever flow. – Marcus Aurelius

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Almost always it is the fear of being ourselves that brings us to the mirror. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Self-destruction is the effect of cowardice in the highest extreme. – Daniel Defoe

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