But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually endeavor to deserve it.

Pity thwarts the whole law of evolution, which is the law of natural selection. It preserves whatever is ripe for destruction;

Why don't they live in Illusions?' suggested the Humbug. 'It's much prettier.'  'Many of them do,' he answered, walking in the direction of the forest once again, 'but it's just as bad to live in a place where what you do see isn't there as it is to live in one where what you don't see is.

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told.

Written By Andre Gide

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