Nothing is so tiresome to one's self, as well as so odious to others, …

Benjamin Franklin
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Nothing is so tiresome to one's self, as well as so odious to others, as disguise and affectation. ✨ Benjamin Franklin, Ormond Seavey (1998). Autobiography and Other Writings, p.232, Oxford University Press, USA
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