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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.

Mark Twain
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Mark Twain (2012). “Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader’s Edition”, p.251, Univ of California Press
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.