Aphorism Research Paper

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Most of the aphorisms that were used during the time of the rationalist are very useful sayings and some of them you should live by. The aphorism that I chose was What you seem to be, be really this is saying that you should be true to yourself and not lie about who you are.
The meaning behind my aphorism is that anyone can fake who they are to either impress someone or just because they don't like who they are on the inside, but you should be true to yourself and be who you are. Most people in the world actually do this they lie about who they are because it's so easy to mislead someone that has never met you before, or know who you are actually, but if you be yourself they would like you a lot more than if you lied about who you are. I’ve

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