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The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Approximate author period: c. 1877 AD · industrial
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- Oscar Wilde
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- Approximate author period: c. 1877 AD · industrial
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