A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life and find solace in fantasy.
Cowardice as distinguished from panic is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
All sins cast long shadows.
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
The weak have one weapon - the errors of those who think they are strong.
The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies.
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