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It Is The Admirer Of Himself, And Not The Admirer Of Virtue, That Thinks Himself Superior To Others.
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It Is The Admirer Of Himself, And
Plutarch
It Is The Admirer Of Himself, And Not The Admirer Of Virtue, That Thinks Himself Superior To Others.
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