“ Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves ”
Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791). copy citation
| Author | Benjamin Franklin |
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| Source | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin |
| Topic | vanity sharing |
| Date | 1791 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20203/20203-h/20203-h.htm |
Context
“(I may as well confess it, since my denial of it will be believed by nobody) , perhaps I shall a good deal gratify my own vanity. [4] Indeed, I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed. Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others that are within his sphere of action; and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life.”
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