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Quote by Jane Austen
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not i

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. – Jane Austen

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In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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Ive given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. – Oscar Levant

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