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When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.

When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.

Approximate author period: c. 1536 AD · renaissance

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John Calvin
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Approximate author period: c. 1536 AD · renaissance
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1509 to 1564; Wikidata Q37577, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37577 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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