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Pride dines upon Vanity, sups on Contempt.
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Poor Richard Improved (1752)
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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people’s happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.
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January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790
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