The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.
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- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: english
- Born: May 20, 1806
- Died: May 8, 1873
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And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusations afterward at the piano bench. All that remained unchecked, like a betrayal that was now unbreakable. So I never found a way to ask her why she had hoped something so large that failure was inevitable. And even worse, I never asked her what frightened me the most: Why had she given up hope?
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