You don't say 'they all do it' unless you know you've been doing it too.

Christopher Hitchens
You don't say 'they all do it' unless you know...
You don't say 'they all do it' unless you know...
You don't say 'they all do it' unless you know...
You don't say 'they all do it' unless you know...
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There’s a fine line between being a good friend and being a hypocrite. We all know someone who will share their secrets with us, but won’t lay their own cards on the table. They’ll tell us they’ve done wrong, but won’t admit to doing the same thing. The truth is, we know they’re not exactly like us and we don’t want to be associated with them anyway.

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