Shame is a secret pride; and pride is an error with regard … - Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles

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Shame is a secret pride; and pride is an error with regard to one's own worth, and an injustice with regard to what one has a mind to appear to others. (p. 204).

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Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles (1647 – 12 July 1733), better known as the Marquise de Lambert, was a writer with a particular interest in education and was the hostess of a famous salon.

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Alternative Names: Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles • Marquise de Lambert • Anne Theresa Lambert

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Would you be esteemed? live with persons that are estimable. (p. 57).

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