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Concerning the difference between man and the jackass:
some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass.
- Notebook, 1898 |
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There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed
by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance:
his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the
humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of
feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt. |
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