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“Loving ourselves so much, we are naturally led to enlarge our own merits, to play down our transgressions, to judge others by different standards from those used to judge ourselves. Enlarged merits? They are described by your fellow-writer Trilussa: The little snail of Vainglory Who had crawled up an obelisk Looked at its slimy trail and said: I see I'll leave my mark on History. This is the way we are, dear Twain; even a bit of slime, if it is our own, and because it is our own, makes us boast, gives us a swelled head!”

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Pope John Paul I, born Alberto Lucchetti, was the shortest-serving Pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected in 1978 and died of a heart attack just 33 days into his papacy. His brief tenure left little in terms of specific policies, but his image and personality left a lasting impression on people. His life and contributions are limited in available information. more

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