“No man is quite so much a hero in the dark as in broad daylight, in solitude as in society, in the gloom of the churchyard as in the blaze of the drawing-room. The season and the place may be such as to oppress the stoutest heart with a mysterious awe, which, if not fear, is near akin to it.” IfsMenHeartMayDarkRoomsHeroSolitudeSeasonsDrawingMysteriousAweBroadsGloomDaylight Book:BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MISCELLANIES Source: BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MISCELLANIES
“Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is rigorously proscribed by law, the law, and not the man, must have the credit of the conduct.” MenLittlesLawVirtueHe ManMoralityClaimsCreditTemptationAgencyRoutineFree Agency Book:The Conquests of Mexico And Peru Source: The Conquests of Mexico And Peru
