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The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but

The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a sign of superiority. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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There it is: it doesnt make any difference who we are or what we are, theres always somebody to look down on! somebody to hold in light esteem, somebody to be indifferent about. – Mark Twain

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What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others. – Confucius

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My father used to say superior people never make long visits. – Marianne Moore

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If a person tells me he has been to the worst places I have no reason to judge him; but if he tells me it was his superior wisdom that enabled him to go there, then I know he is a fraud. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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