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William Hazlitt - A gentleman is one who understands...
A gentleman is one who understands and shows every mark of deference to the claims of self-love in others, and exacts it in return from them. (William Hazlitt)

A gentleman is one who understands and shows every mark of deference to the claims of self-love in others, and exacts it in return from them.

William Hazlitt

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