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To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.

by William James Found in: Pretension Quotes,
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True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing read more

True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.

by Cicero Found in: Pretension Quotes,
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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Pretension Quotes,
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Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.

Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Pretension Quotes,
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Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Pretension Quotes,
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Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends.

Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends.

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The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody.

The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody.

by Booth Tarkington Found in: Pretension Quotes,
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