A quotation from Wilcox, Ella Wheeler:

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The choicest garb, the sweetest grace,
Are oft to strangers shown;
The careless mien, the frowning face,
Are given to our own.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.
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A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:

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The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.
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https://wist.info/maugham-william-somerset/20238/

A quotation from Rogers, Will:

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I never met a man I didn’t like.
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https://wist.info/rogers-will/5818/

A quotation from Chamfort, Nicolas:

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“In society,” M… would say, “you have three sorts of friends: those who love you, those who couldn’t care less about you, and those who hate you.”

«Dans le monde, disait M…, vous avez trois sortes d’amis: vos amis qui vous aiment, vos amis qui ne se soucient pas de vous, et vos amis qui vous haïssent.»
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https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/63551/

A quotation from Chamfort, Nicolas:

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Celebrity: the advantage of being known by those who do not know you.

[Célébrité: l’avantage d’être connu de ceux qui ne vous connaissent pas.]
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https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/61978/

A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:

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ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and “intimate” when he is rich or famous.
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https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/20189/