Thousands upon thousands are yearly brought into a state of real poverty by their great anxiety not to be thought poor.
¶ (Attributed)
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Robert Mallett (b. 1915)
How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right?
¶ Apostilles (1972)
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