“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.”
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“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
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“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
― A Letter of Advice to a Young Gentleman Leaving the University Concerning His Behaviour and Conversation in the World
― A Letter of Advice to a Young Gentleman Leaving the University Concerning His Behaviour and Conversation in the World
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