An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he ha…

Joseph Addison
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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person. ✨ Joseph Addison (1729). The spectator, p.35
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