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1,337. Bias; First Impressions
"Few have strength of reason to overrule the perceptions of
sense, and yet fewer have curiosity or benevolence to struggle
long against the first impression: he who therefore fails to
please in his salutation and address is at once rejected, and
never obtains an opportunity of showing his latest excellences or
essential qualities."
Johnson: Rambler #166 (October 19, 1751)
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