  My fame is in the hands of others. I have weighed in a nice and scrupulous balance whether it is better to serve men or to be praised by them, and I prefer the former. Sydenham. (Quoted in S. J.-B.’s commonplace book.) Have I named one single river? Have I claimed one single acre? Have I kept one single nugget—(barring samples)? No, not I. Kipling. Your goodness must have some edge to it,—else it is none. Emerson. |
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