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All men are selfish, but the vain man is in love with himself. He admires, like the lover his adored one, everything which to others is indifferent.
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The silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.
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Good and stupid, is a common saying. I have found that only the judicious are really good. Only clever men know what is good for others; and at the first appearance of disadvantage to himself, the stupid man deserts.
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Some men, like modern shops, hang everything in their show windows; when one goes inside, nothing is to be found.
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Weak men are easily put out of humor. Oil freezes quicker than water.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Berthold Auerbach
Born:
February 28, 1812
Died:
February 8, 1882
(aged 69)
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