“People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell, book Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters, ch. 50 (1864-5)
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