Because there is no man who can be true and just judge of himself, so …

Dante Alighieri
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Because there is no man who can be true and just judge of himself, so much will self-love deceive him. ✨ Dante Alighieri (2017). The Banquet, p.11, Sheba Blake Publishing
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