A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty.
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You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.
Permalink to quote #2 I was so free with him as not to mince the matter.
Permalink to quote #3 They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains.
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