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Pride and Vanity (1)

Pride is a very common failing, I believe. By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed, that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us...
Pride and Prejudice

Vanity as a Submission and Self-Suppression (2)

It may be asked, how is one to account for such vanity? How does it arise, in spite of complete insignificance, in pitiful creatures who are forced by their social position to know their place? Perha...

It is Very Undesirable to Speak a Great Deal about Oneself (3)

It is very undesirable to speak a great deal about oneself. But young people, when they have lively natures, and their spirits are raised above the common level, are the less able to keep themselves ...


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