Carolina QuotesHonesty always sounds like impudence to the vain and stupid.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Stone Tables (1997)
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- 1997
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“Honesty always sounds like impudence to the vain and stupid.” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-7E88993106. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/7e88993106
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