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A great unrecognized incapacity.
[Fr., Une grande incapacite inconnue.]
A great unrecognized incapacity.
[Fr., Une grande incapacite inconnue.]
If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions read more
If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.
But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and read more
But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Character is a victory, not a gift.
Character is a victory, not a gift.
From their folded mates they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild:
They follow the beck read more
From their folded mates they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild:
They follow the beck of a baleful star,
Their paths are dream-beguiled.
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my read more
Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
