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Quote by William Hazlitt
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observ

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. – William Hazlitt

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Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt

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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. – Maya Angelou

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