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A man who does not endeavour to seem more than he is will generally be thought nothing of. We habitually make such large deductions for pretence and imposture that no real merit will stand against them. It is necessary to set off our good qualities with a certain air of plausibility and self-importance, as some attention to fashion is necessary. – Hazlitt
Jealousy: that Dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. – Havelock Ellis
The conquest of the earth... is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only... not a sentimental pretence but an idea. – Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

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