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An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.
-Idries Shah
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An Egocentric Pessimist Is A Person Who

Idries Shah
An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.
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