One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about. (Bertrand Russell)

One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about.

Bertrand Russell

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