It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference — Edith Wharton
It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference — Edith Wharton
It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference — Edith Wharton
It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference — Edith Wharton
It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference — Edith Wharton
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It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference is a latent form of unfriendliness.

— Edith Wharton
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