Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.
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Born:
November 8, 1710
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“For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my books and music and - ta da! - a window.”
“America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.”