The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them in action in another person.

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The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them in action in another person. - Alain de Botton

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The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them in action in another person. - Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) quotes