"怠け者で貧乏であることは常に非難の対象であり、したがって誰もが他人に対しては貧しさを、自分自身に対しては怠けていないことを懸命に隠そうと努める。"
— Samuel Johnson
Simplified Meaning:
People don't like being seen as lazy or poor, so they try very hard to hide these things from others and even from themselves.
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