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Perhaps the chief element was that peculiar “poor man’s pride,” which compels many poor people to spend their last savings on some traditional social ceremony, simply in order to do “like other people,” and not to “be looked down upon.”
I wanted to find out then and quickly whether I was a louse like everybody else or a man. Whether I can step over barriers or not, whether I dare stoop to pick up or not, whether I am a trembling creature or whether I have the right...”
an incident of to-day when the heart of man is troubled, when the phrase is quoted that blood ‘renews,’ when comfort is preached as the aim of life. Here we have bookish dreams, a heart unhinged by theories.
he is a murderer, but looks upon himself as an honest man, despises others, poses as injured innocence.
You made up a theory and then were ashamed that it broke down and turned out to be not at all original! It turned out something base,
what you need more than anything in life is a definite position, an atmosphere to suit you.
it is a disease like everything that exceeds moderation.
It’s no use taking up a job you are not fit for.
