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You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.