Vulgar words in Confessions and Criticisms (Page 1)
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And I never raised a character to the position of hero without recognizing in him, before I had done with him, an egregious ass.
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In short, man instinctively refuses to regard the literal inculcation of the Decalogue as the final word of God to the human race, and much less to the individuals of that race; and when he finds a story-teller proceeding upon the contrary assumption, he is apt to put that story-teller down as either an ass or a humbug.
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Great men, great nations, have not been boasters and buffoons, but perceivers of the terrors of life, and have nerved themselves to face it."