This is the only type of man of whom it can be said that his centre of gravity is entirely in himself; which explains why it is that people of this sort–and they are very rare–no matter how excellent their character may be, do not show that warm and unlimited interest in friends, family, and the community in general, of which others are so often capable; for if they have only themselves they are not inconsolable for the loss of everything else. This gives an isolation to their character, which is all the more effective since other people never really quite satisfy them, as being, on the whole,
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