When men are about to commit, or sanction the commission of some injustice, it is not uncommon for them to express pity for the object either of that or some parallel proceeding, and to feel themselves, at the time, quite virtuous and moral, and immensely superior to those who express no pity at all. This is a kind of upholding of faith above works, and is very comfortable. Nicholas Nickleby
"You're a gentleman," they used to say to him. "You shouldn't have gone murdering people with a hatchet; that's no occupation for a gentleman." Crime And Punishment
Yet in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. The Two Towers
I do what is mine to do; the rest doesn't disturb me. Book VI
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