"We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us."
― Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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― Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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- "There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless."― Niccolo Machiavelli