I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.

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A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

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People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make.

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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

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The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.

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Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

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Brave men are all vertebrates they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

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People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons are to their bodily pains.

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What a glorious garden of wonders the lights of Broadway would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read.

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Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

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