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— Sophie Swetchine"The best of lessons, for a good many people, would be to listen at a keyhole. It is a pity for such that the practice is dishonorable."
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Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. On the other hand, it is of little use to take criticism in a slavish spirit and to act on it without understanding it.
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