There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the type that most often writes about himself. (W. Somerset Maugham)

There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the type that most often writes about himself.

W. Somerset Maugham

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