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Theory vs. practice2 quotes
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen · 1813He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars;
General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer:
For art and science cannot exist but in the minutely organized particulars. — William Blake · 1820Good works1 quote
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars;
General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer:
For art and science cannot exist but in the minutely organized particulars. — William Blake · 1820Selfishness1 quote
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen · 1813Serving others1 quote
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars;
General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer:
For art and science cannot exist but in the minutely organized particulars. — William Blake · 1820