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Notre grande erreur est d'essayer d'obtenir de chacun en particulier les vertus qu'il n'a pas, et de négliger de cultiver celles qu'il possède.

    Marguerite YOURCENAR, Les Mémoires d'Hadrien, Varius Multiplex Multiformis
Our great mistake is trying to get people to focus on virtues they don't possess and neglecting to cultivate those they do.

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