![The qualities we have do not make us so ridiculous as those which we affect to have.
[Fr., On n'est jamais si ridicule par les qualites que l'on a que par celles que l'on affecte d'avoir.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-qualities-we-have-do-not-make-us-so-ridiculous-as-those-which-we-affect-to-ha.jpg)
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