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The mimicry of passion is the most intolerable of all poses.

Oscar Wilde , em Reviews
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More faults are created than cured by professional teachers.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon , em Lectures to My Students
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Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves.

Dave Eggers , em A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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