Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they hav…

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Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary. ✨ Jonathan Swift (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated), p.898, Delphi Classics
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