“How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how difficult in real life!” The Duel
"When I meet a man who can hold his own beside me," he said with slow deliberation, "then I'll change my opinion of myself. Fathers and Sons
Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory. The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
"He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason he is odd. It is only petty men who seem normal." The Name of The Rose
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