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People seldom speak ill of themselves, but when they have a good chance of being contradicted.

Fulke Greville (1554-1628) 1st Baron Brooke; Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman
Maxims, Characters, and Reflections (1756)

Added on 25-Jun-09 | Last updated 25-Jun-09
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Complaint against fortune is often a mask’d apology for indolence.

Fulke Greville (1554-1628) 1st Baron Brooke; Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman
Maxims, Characters, and Reflections (1756)

Added on 27-May-10 | Last updated 27-May-10
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