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Henry Home, Lord Kames on Graduation

1696–1782 Scotland

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Many shining actions owe their success to chance though the general or statesman runs away with the applause.

Treasury of Thought (1881)

Seldom do we talk of ourselves with success. If I condemn myself, more is believed than is expressed; if I praise myself, much less.

Treasury of Thought (1881)

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