“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.”
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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.
No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.