We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanti…

Mark Twain
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We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.254, Courier Corporation
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We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.254, Courier Corporation

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