Charles Caleb Colton - To know a man, observe how he wins his objec

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.

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Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: or, Many Things in Few Words. Vol. 1, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.

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