"In reality,
there is, perhaps,
no one of our natural passions
so hard to subdue as pride.
Disguise it, struggle with it,
beat it down, stifle it,
mortify it as much as one pleases,
it is still alive,
and will every now and then
peep out and show itself;
you will see it, perhaps, often in this history;
for, even if I could conceive
that I had completely overcome it,
I should probably be proud of my humility.”
~Ben Franklin
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