I fancied I had some constancy of mind because I could bear my own sufferings, but found through the sufferings of others I could be weakened like a child.
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Born:
November 8, 1710
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“I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.”
“No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”