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“Humility is often only a feigned submission of which we make use to render others submissive. It is an artifice of pride which abases in order to exalt itself.” — François de la Rochefoucauld · Maxims. Illustrated QuoteGeek card.

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Humility is often only a feigned submission of which we make use to render others submissive. It is an artifice of pride which abases in order to exalt itself.

François de la Rochefoucauld · Maxims

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“Humility is often only a feigned submission of which we make use to render others submissive. It is an artifice of pride which abases in order to exalt itself.” — François de la Rochefoucauld · Maxims

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