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1 " It was part of his nature to extenuate nothing and live on as one of his own worst accusers. "
― Thomas Hardy , The Mayor of Casterbridge
2 " Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects. "
― William Wilberforce , Real Christianity
