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— Michel de Montaigne"The first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty."
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It would have been a joy to me to be smiled upon, loved, encouraged, welcomed, and to obtain what I was so ready to give, kindness and goodwill. But to hunt down consideration and reputation - to force the esteem of others - seemed to me an effort unworthy of myself, almost a degradation.
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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