J. C. Macaulay quotes
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“It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.”
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“Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded.”
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“Never allow your own sorrow to absorb you, but seek out another to console, and you will find consolation.”
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“One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others.”
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“Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.”
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“It is good to pray for the repair of mistakes, but praying earlier would keep us from making so many. When puzzled, go to prayer and listen.”
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“The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.”
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“Television gives us the gift to see ourselves as we'd like to be seen.”
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“I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.”
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Source : "The Trouble Makers: Dissent over Foreign Policy, 1792-1939". Book by A. J. P. Taylor, "The Radical Tradition: Fox, Paine, and Cobbett", p. 14, 1957.