How many valiant men we have seen to survive their own reputation.
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Since we cannot match it let us take our revenge by abusing it.
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The sciences and arts are not cast in a mold, but formed and shaped little by little, by repeated handling and polishing, as bears lick their cubs into shape at leisure.
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