"The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie; say but little, 'twill scarcely gain belief; so strong are partiality and envy."
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As quoted in Aphorisms and Reflections on Men, Morals, and Things, 1800, p. 4.
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Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Johann George Ritter von Zimmermann (December 8, 1728 – October 7, 1795) was a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician.
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