Certain authors, speaking of their works, say, "My book," "My commenta… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

Certain authors, speaking of their works, say, "My book," "My commentary," "My history," etc. They resemble middle-class people who have a house of their own, and always have "My house" on their tongue. They would do better to say, "Our book," "Our commentary," "Our history," etc., because there is in them usually more of other people's than their own.

Endroit: SECTION I · ¶156
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